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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: Mark Jones <jones.markjk@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:03:11 -0700
Subject: PLEASE, ENJOY READING MY PROPOSAL.

--

ATTENTION SIR,

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I MUST TO ASCERTAIN THAT YOU ARE ALIVE AND WHO MADE
SURE YOUR FILE WAS NOT CANCELLED BASED ON SOME ILLEGAL DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED
IN THE FILE AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT THE FUNDS, SOME EVEN CLAIMED IN
THEIR FILE THAT YOU ARE DEAD.

THEY BROUGHT IT TO MY OFFICE OFFICIALLY AGAIN THIS MORNING AND I HAVE
CALLED THE GENTLE MAN FOR THE AUTHENTICITY AND WHAT I DISCOVER TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE MONEY YOU HAD SPENT IN THE PAST.

PLEASE, ENJOY READING MY PROPOSAL.

(1). I AM A WIRE EXPERT AND I HAVE BEING WORKING FOR THE BANK FOR THE PAST
13 YEARS.

(2)SIR, MR FRANK HAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH WITH ME ON YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT
AND I WISH TO BENEFIT FROM THIS AS WELL WHEN I OPEN UP TO HIM.

(3). I CAN SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAS TRIED THEIR BEST BUT THEY COULD NOT
PERFORM BEFORE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO DO SO, THEY APPROACHED ME TO
TRANSFER THE FUND TO AN ARAB ACCOUNT THAT YOU ARE DEAD., I THEREFORE
CONTACTED MR. BELLO WHO IS THE ONLY ONE ATTACHED TO SUCH MATTER TO SEE IF
HE COULD BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU TO CONFIRM THIS.

(4). I AM SURPRISED AS HE CONFIRMED TO ME LAST WEEK THAT YOU STILL ALIVE.

(5). I AM A WIRE EXPERT AND I HAVE BEING WORKING FOR THE BANK FOR THE PAST
13 YEARS.

(6). I CAN TURN THIS TO SUCCESS IN LESS THAN FIVE WORKING DAYS UPON YOUR
AGREEMENT TO WORK WITH US.

(7). I PROMISED I CAN DELIVER TO YOU IF YOU COULD SEAL YOUR MOUTH AND MAKE
IT A TOP SECRET.

(8). I HAVE STUDIED THE CASE FILE TO KNOW THAT IT IS A DEAL ARRANGED BY THE
PEOPLE IN POWER HERE AND YOU HAD SPENT SOME MONEY FOR DOCUMENTS TO MAKE IT
AUTHENTIC TO THIS STAGE. BUT THEY DO TRUST THEIR SELVES THEREBY WANTED TO
DIVERT THE FUND TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

(9). THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING AGAIN ON IT NOW UNLESS THEY ARE DECEIVING YOU
BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE HERE, OR OTHERWISE THEY WANT TO LINE
THEIR POCKET.

(10). LASTLY, READ MY SECOND MAIL CAREFULLY AND SEE HOW I'M GOING TO MAKE
IT POSSIBLE. PLEASE CALL ME AFTER GOING THROUGH THE MY MAIL FOR MORE
INFORMATION

I AWAIT TO YOUR RESPONSES.

REGARDS,
MR. JONES M

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