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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: Ronnie Russell<info@precisionpipes.com>
Reply-To: rronnie759@gmail.com
Date: 29 Jan 2019 19:15:38 -0800
Subject: RE: Business Offer


Dear Sir,

 I decided to write you this proposal in good faith, believing that you will not betray me.My name is Mr Ronnie Russell, a senior manager of Hawes bank Plc, New Jersey, USA. I got your information during my search on your Country Chambers of Commerce. I am 46 Years of Age and Married with two Lovely Kids.It may interest you to hear that I am a man of peace and I only hope we can assist each other. I am looking for a Reliable individual resident in India that understands English language and Indian local language, to handle a profitable business for our mutual benefit,  A citizen of your country and Gold dealer made a fixed deposit with my bank in January 2009 for 36 calendar months, valued at (US$8,700,000) Eight Million, Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars. The due date for this deposit contract was the 2nd of April 2012.Sadly Mr.Sanjay was among the death victims while on a business trip to Indonesia in September 2009 earth quake. He met his untimely death in the Indonesian 2009 September earth quake.
  My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he was my friend and I was his Account Officer. Mr. Sanjay did not mention any Next of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, he was not married and no children. Last week my Bank Management requested that (Mr. Sanjay) should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract. I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that Mr. Sanjay is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen.  That is why I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the Next of Kin/ Heir to the account, since you area foreigner and my bank head quarters will release the funds to you.There is no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law. It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors to take it, they are rich already.  I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds in this ratio, 50/50% .Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information highly confidential.We shall go over the details once I receive your Urgent response. You can contact me on my private email address (rronnie759@gmail.com)
for details.


Thanks,
Mr. Ronnie Russel

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