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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: "Mariah Hill" <parker@jackynet.com.tw>
Reply-To: accounts_johnwinsle@mail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:53:42 -0500
Subject: Proposal. Reply as urgent


Good evening , thanks so much for being able to respond to my Email, I hope=
this Email find you and your family in good health. I know we are unfamili=
ar with each other but it takes a day for people to know each other. I will=
like to propose a legitimate business to you and please take this seriousl=
y. I am proposing a deal that will make us richer and you are very importan=
t to this deal as you will find out. i am a Senior Accountant with Lloyds B=
anking Group (LBG) UK. I have worked here for a little more than 12 years, =
now in vital position to my bank and I am the personal accountant to one En=
gineer.(Chi Man Kwan) a foreign contractor with Royal Dutch plc who has an =
investment account with my bank. Meanwhile, unfortunately my client died al=
ong with his nuclear family in France while on sabbatical leave around the =
summer of 2008, may their soul rest in peace amen. He died without leaving =
a will and thus several efforts were made to reach any surviving significan=
t family contact but to no avail.I recently received an urgent notice to pr=
ovide a next of kin beingn his accountant or the account risks been transfe=
rred to the government (es-cheat) in 21 days time. I am contacting you to a=
ssist me in repatriating the funds left behind by my late client since you =
both share the same last name
This claim will be executed without breaching any UK laws and success is g=
uaranteed if we cooperate on this. The bank will release all account statem=
ents to you as regards to your last name and my trusted recommendation of y=
ou as the next of kin. Being a religious person, there are zero rooms for l=
ies and i expect the same of you. Subsequent details will be sent across to=
you if you revert with interest. The amount involved is 16,358,725(GBP) I =
propose we share the proceeds 50:50, I assume this a fair deal and i antici=
pate your cooperation. Treat this proposal with utmost confidentiality and =
urgency for a 100% success.
=

If you are not interested please kindly delete this message and you will n=
ever hear from me again.
=

God bless you.
Best Regards
Mariah Hill
Lloyds Banking Group

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