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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: "Mr. James Derry" <sameer.ahmed@algernonconsulting.co.uk>
Reply-To: jamesderry01@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:39:18 -0700
Subject: HSBC BANK LONDON

From: Mr. James Derry
HSBC BANK LONDON
8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ,
United Kingdom.
Website: www.hsbc.co.uk
Private e-mail:

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. James Derry, an account manager with the HSBC Bank London to
late Mr. Morris Thompson who unfortunately lost his life in the plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st 2000,
including his wife Thelma, and his only daughter Sheryl, while returning
to Alaska from vacationing in Mexico. He left behind an investment bond
of about $5Million with my bank before his death. I have decided to
contact you for the transfer of the above mentioned amount into your
account.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release
it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines. It is therefore upon this discovery
that I decided to make business with you and release the money to you as
the beneficiary to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement.
The transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement as it
will strictly be a bank-to-bank transfer. Hence our desire to have you
as our overseas partner.

As a matter of fact, I have just placed this funds in what we call
Nostro Vostro account with no beneficiary. with my position as a
management staff of this bank, I cannot acquire this money in my name.
So my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your
bank account and get 20% of the total funds as remuneration for your
involvement. This is why i am looking for a competent and honest
individual abroad into whose account the above stated sum will be
transferred into by telegraphic transfer [Bank-to-Bank transfer]. Hence
i am contacting you.

However, i wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not
betray me after the fund must have arrived your account. More
importantly, you are to keep this transaction confidential, in order not
to tarnish the confidence reposed on me and the officials involved in
this transaction. Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and
risk free. Send me your sincere thoughts about this mail and fill your
information as stated below, so that we can get started with the
transfer process.

1. Your full name................
2. Country..................
3. Contact address..........
4. Telephone number.........
5. Occupation...............
6. Date of birth(Age).....

As soon as we receive these needed details, we shall proceed with the
necessary transfer modalities. Please note that you will receive your
payment via Telegraphic Transfer [Bank-to-Bank transfer] to your
Account. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from
you.

You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal
through my private and secured email address: (jamesderry01@hotmail.com)
for further clarification.

I await your urgent response.

Best regards
Mr. James Derry
HSBC Bank London.

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