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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: "Mrs. Student Jane" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <studentjane80@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:42:16 +0100
Subject: A late customer deposited this fund in our bank.,

Dear Sir,

I am very pleased to introduce myself as Mrs. Student Jane and a staff of a
bank in USA. I am directed to contact you on this business proposal which
I feel will yield good dividend to you and to our good selves. We had a
customer who deposited huge sums of money in our bank for quite some
numbers of years now. Our customer Mr. Hoel, Francois, who is the
President/Chief Executive Officer of (H & F INC.) Hoel, Francois, France
Incorporated USA , Herein referred as my customer On the 2nd, of September
1998 at: 11:16 p.m. EDT (0316 GMT ,Swissair Jetliner, with 229 passengers
on board bound from New York JFK to Geneva, Switzerland, crashed
catastrophically off the coast of Nova Scotia vanishes from radar near Nova
Scotia Halifax, our customer Hoel, Anne Sophie, France , and his Husband
Mr. Hoel, Francois, with their three children Hoel, Marie-Francois, Hoel,
Olivia, Hoel, Paul Edouard, were involved in a horrific flight crash, 215
passengers and 14 crew members unfortunately lost their lives in the
disastrous crash of Swissair Flight 111. May their gentle souls rest in
glorious peace Amen.

However, I have taken it upon myself to trace the next of kin for possible
claim of the sum of ($10,500,000,00 USD) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars Only, which is the total payable to the next of kin.
Our late customer deposited this fund in our bank.

If you are interested in the business, a quick arrangement for you to claim
the funds will be made to avoid the deposit of our late customer being
forfeited to the Treasury of the government as untraceable/unclaimed
dividend.

I cannot wait and see such amount of money wasting in the government
coffer. This claim must be made not latter than three weeks time. After the
business, each partner will be entitled to receive half of the money and I
will then let you know how I am going to meet you in your country for
investment discussion.

Note that this business is 100% legal, risk free and should be handled with
utmost urgency

and confidentiality.



I want you to provide me with the following details:


(1) Your personal identification (international passport or driving license)

,

(2)

Your Company Name (if you have any)



(3) Your Complete Full Name

(4)

Your Nationality

(5)

Your Age


(6)
Your Marital Status

(7) Your Telephone number



(8) Your Whatsapp Number



(9) Your Occupation / Profession



(10) Your Contact Address:



to enable me to give you more details on how the fund will be transferred
to you.



NB: You can view the Website of the Disaster:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/07/swissair.victims.list/index.html




Thanks.



Yours truly,


Mrs. Student Jane.

CONTACT EMAILS:
s_jane1980@outlook.com

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