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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: "JUSTIN OWEN" <122.112.64.172@mail.ccxe.com.cn>
Reply-To: <justinoweni91@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:07:40 +0100
Subject: THE QUOTED IS FROM JUSTIN OWEN & ASSOCIATES, A BRITISH FINANCIAL CONSULTANT:

THE QUOTED IS FROM JUSTIN OWEN & ASSOCIATES, A BRITISH FINANCIAL CONSULTANT:

“Ref: TRANSFER DETAILED FOLLOWINGS."

“I have been discussing with our contacts at the London Community
Credit Union Bank Assets and Wealth Management, UK; Where your funds
would be moved from and we have already mapped out a solid channel to
transfer the funds to your designated bank account in your Country
without any problem. Due to the large volume of the funds involved we
have planned to have the funds transferred to your designated account
as an investment funds from London Community Credit Union Assets and
Wealth Management Account.

These funds will be deposited into the London Community Credit Union
Assets and Wealth Management account as an investment funds. Hence,
the funds are expected to be wired to your account for investment
purposes. This special arrangement will solve the problem of providing
an evidence for the source/origin of the funds and other requirements
to the British authority and your Country's Central Bank. The funds
will now originate from the London Community Credit Union as an
investment funds being giving to an investor (YOU) to enable the
investor carry out investment projects in banking official capacity.

The London Community Credit Union has a procedure of transferring
investment funds to investors. Usually this bank must get a clearance
from your Central Bank. The London Community Credit Union will send
documentations to the receiving Central Bank in respect to this
transaction. London Community Credit Union will show evidence that the
funds are investment funds from their bank being wired to YOU the
investor to enable the investor carry out legal investment projects in
any part of the World. This bank is expected to review that the
account owner (YOU) is a legitimate person or business man and that
the funds will not be used to finance terrorism, or finance rebel
fighter in wars or proceeds from Drug trafficking and other criminal
activities other than legitimate investments.

This arrangement is a solid arrangement and I can guarantee you that
there will be no interference from any agency as soon as the transfer
is made through this Special arrangement. London Community Credit
Union has confirmed that they will make the transfer as soon as they
have carefully carried out these official procedures. You are advice
to urgently respond back with the below following information.


1) YOUR FULL NAME: ---------------
2) YOUR CURRENT HOUSE ADDRESS: -------------
3) CURRENT DIRECT TELEPHONE: -------------
4) OCCUPATION & AGE: -------------

This is a serious fund transfer arrangement and a very transparent
business transaction too. I expect you to take this transaction very
serious as it is the best and suitable option at this point in time.

I await your urgent response,

Kind regards,
Justin Owen
Principal,JUSTIN OWEN AND ASSOCIATES LONDON, UK.

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