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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: "Von Dr. Warren W. Green." <admin@nexstmoney.com>
Reply-To: warrengreen970@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:13:14 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Transfer_of_=C2=A338=2C5_Million_Pounds?=



--
From Dr. Warren W. Green.
Chieff Executive Officer
London Regional Office Royal
Bank Bank Of Scotland. 1
Fins-bury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP


I’m Warren W. Green , Head of Accounting Audit Department Royal Bank of
Scotland, I am writing you about a business proposal that will be of
immense and mutual benefit to both of us. It might interest you to know
that in my department, being the head of account audit, I discovered a
Sum of Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds
Sterling in an account that Belongs to one of our foreign customers Late
Business Mogul Mr. John Lambert, an American that was a victim of a
plane crash in 2012, killing him and his family members. John Lambert
44 years, of Springfield, and Robin Melton 46 years, of Ozark, died
when the SR22 2012 Cirrus crashed in a field near the intersection of
Farm Road 81 and Missouri 123.Also in the plane at the time of the
crash were Lambert’s three children — McKinley, 15 year; and Grayson,
16 years, Joshua, 10 years; we regret the great loss.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203861/Family-die-plane-crash-middle-night-business-man-father-controls.html


However, the choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical
nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the
transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been
waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim without
success over the year. I personally have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives; I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin/Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at £38.5 Million Great British Pounds Sterling can be transferred
to you as the named next of kin/beneficiary.

Please, provide me the following, as we have Seven (7) days to complete
transaction. This is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Contact Address:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:

Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your
interest I will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me
know your decision rather than keep me waiting. (Reach me on my direct
E-mail (warrengreen970@gmail.com) For more clarifications.

Thanking you in anticipation for your favorable and positive reply.

Best Regards,
Warren W. Green.

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