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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: "J. LOVEREN" <xx5@pullengyt.jp.tn>
Reply-To: <unclaimeddetails@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 19:18:56 -0600
Subject: FWD: INVESTEMNT FUND IS DUE -

Hello

I am JG Loveren, Investment Lawyer and Accounting Auditor. I was a staff at Mossack Fonseca Corporation. I left the company December 2015 and currently I an Investment Consulatant with the World Bank, Washington DC.

During my work years at Mossack Fonseca Corporation, British Virgin Island, I was the Investment Supervisor that handled one of the Company's numerous foreign secret investors who invested millions of US Dollars through Mossack Fonseca British Virgin Island in Offshore Investments, Real Estates and Stocks in the United States, South America, Europe and all other parts of the World. The foreign investor has long died since 2006 in the Caribbean Island of Martinique while on holiday but the invested fund is still yet unpaid till date as confirmed. The details of the investment has ever been kept secret due to the nature and agreement between the investor and Mossack Fonseca Corporation. I have the full details and original documents of this investment transaction. The investment is a 10 Year investment 2005 - 2014 which is now due for payment and has an Annual Returns On Investment of 10%.

The details of the secret investment specified your name and details as the the Next of Kin to the fund. I need you to Partner with me while I present you to the Corporation as the Next of Kin to the deceased Investor whose details I shall give you as I get your reply. This will enable us successfully claim the fund which is now due for payment to the next of kin as specified on the investment documents. The fund current is at one of the Corporation's offshore accounts at Chase Bank and the fund is ready for payment as the investment period according to the agreement has expired and the fund due for payment. I shall give you further details about the fund immediately I get your reply confirming your readiness to Partner with me to claim this fund. I have all legal documents of the Investment which will enable us claim the fund successfully without hitch or delay. All I need is your Partnership, Cooperation and utmost Confidentiality.

I have all copies of the Original investment papers and documents because the investor was to receive and take possession of all Original the documents once She is back from a vacation at the Caribbean Island of Martinique but unfortunately She died while on vacation and all the documents have ever been with me all these years. These documents I shall send to you as you reconfirm your readiness to partner with me in this transaction. I will appreciate your partnership to enable us receive this fund because the Original investor was single at the time of the investment and has long died and all Original investment papers still remains with me. With these documents, claiming the fund will be very easy because all investment papers, investments pass codes and investment secret codes are all with me which makes it very easy for us to claim the fund successfully.

I need you to reconfirm your full names, contact address and direct telephone/fax number to enable me be sure I am contacting the right person as stated on the investment papers as next of kin.

However you can read more about Mossack Fonseca Corporation and how they assist the Big, the Mighty and the Wealthy Class to secretly invest their funds without notice; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers

Your Urgent Reply Required.

Please do send me your Reply at: JGL.Mailboxdetails@qq.com

Regards,
Jean G Loveren
Investment Lawyer and Accounting Auditor

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