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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR. RON EVERGREEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrron.evergreen2016@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 18:53:18 -0700
Subject: ***Spam*** (Not Spam) Investment Opportunity..

 
My Dear Friend,
 
This email is strictly confidential and if receiving it does not please you, kindly delete it and speak to nobody about it please to avoid complication. For more proof regarding this kindly click on the BBC News website below and read about the death history of Mr. John Shumejda.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm
 
My name is Mr. Ron Evergreen, i work with a well known financial house (BANK) here in London and I am the personal account officer to late Mr. John Shumejda who died in a plane crash in the year 2002 when a private jet crashed during take-off from Birmingham Airport.
 
I had a private meeting with Mr.John Shumejda same days before the plane crash and we had a plans of investing some of his money into some good business venture in Dubai and Japan, even on the day he meet his untimely death we had a long telephone conversation and he told me that he was planning to make me a director in one of his ventures once it is setup, but i was shocked and confounded, in fact i most died when i head of his sudden death.
 
Few months ago I received a MEMO from my bank as his personal account officer were i was told that since the death of Mr. John Shumejda in 2002, no one has ever come forth as his next of kin to make inquiry of his deposit with the Bank, therefore, i have been mandated to search for his next of kin and present to the bank between now and middle of July 2016 otherwise his deposited funds will be cancelled and send back to the UK Government Treasury Account for confiscation. And as far as i know, Mr. Shumejda has no next of kin because he has know children and his wife also died a few years after the death of his husband because she could not bear the pains.
 
Therefore, i am contacting you to stand as my foreign partner to claim as next of kin to late Mr. John Shumejda so that the bank can release his deposited amounting to the sum of GBP32,500,000 Million Great British Pounds in your favor. And once the money is released into your bank account, we will share the total sum via the following ratio 70% for you as my trusted partner, 30% for me as the initiator and founder of the deal. I want to assure you that this transaction is 100% guaranteed as i have already planed everything out.
 
If you are willing to work with me and you can be trusted, kindly send the following information as to enable me submit your application file to the bank immediately because we have from now till middle of July to move this funds out of the bank otherwise it will be confiscated.
 
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION/COMPANY:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:
PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER:
 
I believe that this is my chance and a great opportunity to make the most of what life has given to me and whoever that will stand as the next of kin to assist me move the funds into his account.
 
 
Await your immediate and swift response to my email.
 
 
God Bless you and your family.
 
Yours faithfully.
 
 
Mr. Ron Evergreen,
Financial Consultant
Tel: + (44) 127 427 1388

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