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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. Ronald Evergreen" <pichaisundar00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ronevergreen73@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:19:32 +0000
Subject: My Dear Friend,


My Dear Friend,
This email is strictly confidential and if receiving it does not please yo=
u, kindly delete it and speak to nobody about it please to avoid complicati=
on. For more proof about it kindly click on the BBC News website below and=
read carefully to confirm every history about the death of Mr. John Shumej=
da.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm
My name is Mr. Ronald Evergreen, i work with a well known financial house =
(BANK) here in London and I am the personal account officer to late Mr. Joh=
n Shumejda who died in a plane crash in the year 2002 when a private jet cr=
ashed during take-off from Birmingham Airport. I had a private meeting with=
My late client same day before the crash and this gentleman had a plans of=
investing over GBP =A310 Million Great British Pounds sterling into some v=
enture in Dubai and make me the manager of that venture upon my retirement =
in some months time. Mr. John Shumejda is a very close friend and big clien=
t, we believes so much in me and what i advise him. I was shocked and i alm=
ost died when i head of his sudden death after some hours both of us spoke =
together.
A few months ago I received a MEMO from my bank as his personal account of=
ficer were i was told that since the death of Mr. John Shumejda in 2002, no=
one has ever come forth as his next of kin to make inquiry of his deposit =
with the Bank, therefore, i have been mandated to search for his next of ki=
n and present to the bank between now and end of this month otherwise his d=
eposited funds will be cancelled and send to the UK Government Treasury Acc=
ount for confiscation. And all effort to locate any of his family member ha=
s proven unfruitful and as far as i know, Mr. Shumejda has no next of kin b=
ecause he has no children and his wife also died a few years after the deat=
h of his husband because she could not bear the pains.
Therefore, i am contacting you to stand as my foreign partner to claim as =
next of kin to late Mr. John Shumejda so that the bank can release his depo=
sited amounting to the sum of GBP =A355,78 Million Great British Pounds ste=
rling in your favor. And once the money is released into your bank account,=
we will share the total sum via the following ratio 45% for you as my trus=
ted partner, 55% for me as the initiator and founder of the deal. I want to=
assure you that this transaction is 100% hitch free as i have everything p=
laned out already, all you need to do is to follow my instructions as am go=
ing to present you before the bank management.If you are willing to work wi=
th me and you can be trusted, kindly send the following information as to e=
nable me submit your application file to the bank immediately because we ha=
ve from now till middle of June to move this funds out of the bank.
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION/COMPANY:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
NATIONALITY:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:
PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER:
=

The time given to me by the bank is almost up and i can not let them confis=
cate the account as i have told that once i fail to provide his next of kin=
, the Bank will turn some part of the money to the government account and t=
he rest will be shared among the board of directors of the bank. I believe =
that this is my chance and a great opportunity to make the most of what lif=
e has given to me and whoever that will stand as next of kin to claim the f=
unds, like said before do not reply me if you have no intention to follow m=
e through with this transaction.
I am currently in Australia because i am on my annual leave and i had to =
make trip to to convince my directors that i have gone in search of the nex=
t of kin to mr. John Shumejda. Your urgent respond is needed with your deta=
ils, God Bless you and your family. You can chat me on whatsapp on: +61-488=
-894-344 or Write me on: ronaldevergreen@outlook.com
=

Yours faithfully.
Mr. Ronald Evergreen,
Financial Officier.

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