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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: "Caldwell Tammys"<testo@sovintel.ru>
Reply-To: jbe3468@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 23:50:33 -0700
Subject: Attention Please 13/10/2017

JB & Associates
522 Newnan Street Carrollton, GA 30117
Tel: (678) 390 3811 (SMS ONLY)
E-mail: jbe3468@gmail.com



RE: YOUR FUND PAYMENT VALUED $25,400,000 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)


This is to notify you that, this firm received a directive from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the U.S Department of the Treasury regarding your Inheritance/ Contract fund payment, in which I was appointed to handle all the documentations and final legalizations that will enable you receive your fund valued $25.4 Million USD as approved.Reason for this arrangement is because without these documents the paying bank will not transfer the funds to you.

In view of this, I urge you to work closely with me and ensure the success of this fund transfer into your nominated bank account from the BANCO SANTANDER BANK SPAIN being the ACCREDITED bank to handle this transfer. For the overall success of this fund transfer, I will require your full COOPERATION and TRUST because without it, then this fund transfer will not be completed.

You are advised to send me your re-confirmed details such as;

1.Names
2. Residential address
3. Office address
4. Functional telephone number (no voice mail)
5. Current occupation
6. Name and address of next of kin
7. Scanned copy of ID CARD

These information's are needed for the LEGALIZATION of your documents at the court.

Yours faithfully,

James W. Bowen
Managing Director

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