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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: "MAYSON LANCASTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lancaster_mayson6000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 23:54:03 +0100
Subject: COME


SIR,

YOUR INHERITANCE FUND.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOU’RE OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND WITH HSBC
LONDON ARE TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER (KTT) WIRE TRANSFER
TO YOU. IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD
HAVE COMMENCED WITH A FORMAL MEETING, BUT DUE TO THE TIME FACTOR AND
THE URGENCY THIS MATTER REQUIRES, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR MAKING THE
INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH E-MAIL. MEAN WHILE, A MAN WITH BRITISH PASSPORT
AMERICAN NO: 3028882234 CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,
CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE, HERE ARE HIS INFORMATIONS BELLOW:

NAME DAVID JACKSON
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809008.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS
FROM YOU, SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING OF
THIS INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS MAN IS NOT YOUR REP,
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION
PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED US$10.5M DOLLARS ONLY
WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT
OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN AMERICAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE
CRASH SOMETIME AGO.

1. YOUR NAME:................................
2. YOUR ADDRESS:..............................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ...........................
5. AGE.......................................
6. SEX:......................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION...........................
8. YOU’RE BANK DETAILS SUCH AS BANK ADDRESS, BANK
NAME, ACCOUNT, ROUTING NUMBER.............


AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE, WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY
PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS
WHO HANDLES ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE CLAIM. WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE
PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MR JACKSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN
THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

BEST REGARDS.

DR. LANCASTER MAYSON
E-MAIL:lancaster_mayson6000@yahoo.co.jp
EXECUTIVE OFFICER (FOREIGN PAYING DEPT)

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