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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bright Phillip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brightphillip16@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:14:56 -0000
Subject: Hello, your urgent response is needed

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please accept my apologies if this request does not meet your personal ethics as it is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever form. I got your contact email address

from the internet directory and decided to contact you for this transaction that is based on trust and your outstanding. I have an interesting business proposal for you that will

be of immense benefit to both of us. Although, this may be hard for you to believe but we stand to gain GBP 29,500,000.00, in a matter of days. Please grant me the benefit of doubt

and hear me out.


My name is Dr. Bright Phillip. I work with Euroclear Bank here in London as bank manager. I discovered an abandoned sum of GBP 29,500,000.00 GBP (Twenty Million Five Hundred

Thousand British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Dr. Erin Jacobson, an American citizen who unfortunately lost his life and his entire

family in Montana plane crash on March 23, 2009, on their way to a group ski vacation. The choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where you live,

particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction and the confidentiality herein.


Our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come up for the claim but nobody has done that, I personally tried to locate any member of his family but have been

unsuccessful in locating the relatives for four years now; I have also checked the deposit documents and discovered that he did not declare any next of kin on the forms.

The management of our bank as instructed me to look for the next of kin or they will convert the funds and move it to the Government Coffers, as unclaimed funds and the funds

will be wasted. Therefore, I cannot claim these funds without presenting a foreigner to stand as next of kin. This is why I contacted you to seek your consent to present you as

the next of kin, so the funds will be release to you then we share it 50% for me and 50% for you because am not a greedy person and is deal between me and you.


I have employed the service of an Attorney who will secure all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up this claim. All the attorney need to do is to fill in your

names on the documents and legalize it in the Court here to prove you are the legitimate next of kin to the late depositor Dr. Erin Jacobson then the bank will release the funds

to you as the rightful beneficiary.


This is a fair deal without any risk attached either on your part or on my part as long as we comply with the laws governing the claiming of funds in our establishment. All I

require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through, and with my position in the bank as a bank manager, I will do everything possible to protect your

interest and to make sure everything workout successfully.


If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete information, your full names and address, Your Private telephone and Fax numbers, and Cell phone, so the attorney

will start processing the necessary paperwork that would facilitate the release of the funds to you.


Waiting for your urgent response via my private email: brightphillip16@gmail.com.


Best regards,

Dr. Bright Phillip.

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