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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: Jackson Warren <jacksonwarren11@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:02:17 -0800
Subject: If Interested get back to me

Greetings to you and your family!

Please kindly receive this message with respect. I am Advocate Warren
Jackson, married with three children. I am writing to ask for your support
and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity with you. I wish to
inform you that the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
of my late client fund which will soon be confiscate into government
treasure account as unclaimed fund. And I have been unsuccessful to locate
any family member or relatives of my deceased client for over 4 years ago
he died. He was a coffee and cocoa merchant when he was alive.


Now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since both of you have the same last name which is very much convincing
that the bank will accept you as one of the family member and transfer his
left balance, valued $4.5 Million US Dollars (Four Million Five Hundred
United State Dollars) to any safe bank account you will provide to the bank
for us to share at the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you, Then we will
work together to cover any expenses that we may incur in the process of the
transfer to your account.

And i will procure all necessary legal documents in your name to
authenticate your claim inside the Bank as the Cousin and legal beneficiary
of my late client fund. All I require is your honest Cooperation to enable
us accomplish the transaction into your bank account within some few
banking days. So please if you are interested, feel free to contact me back
immediately, Then upon your response, I shall provide you with further
information and details that will help you to understand the transaction
more better before we proceed.

So you should please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured
that this business would be most profitable for both parties because I
shall require your assistance to invest my own 60% in your country.

I will need the following information below in your next email, Your full
name and address and your direct mobile line .

Get back to me direct to my email (warrenjackson81@yandex.ru)

Thanks for your understanding.

Regards.
Advocate Warren Jackson Esq

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