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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: "James Nico"<jn@rwconsulting.org.uk>
Reply-To: <jamesnioc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:05:28 -0700
Subject: RE From JN Consults Inc INQUIRY

Please pardon me as I am aware that this is not a conventional way of relaying an important

message such as this. I did try without success to locate either your contact address or fax

number and as such, I resorted in contacting you via email.

Greetings.My name is James Nico, a senior partner in the firm of JN Consults Inc, in JN

Consulting, United Kingdom; we are aPrivate Investigators, Security Consultants and

Financial Managers.


We are conducting a standard process investigation/Recommendation on behalf of African

Development Bank Group (ADB), The African Investment Banking Conglomerate in conjunction

with standard Bank International London thus will be referred to as our clients.

This investigation involves an account holder (Name Withheld) who bears same surname with

you and also the circumstances surrounding his investments at ADB Invest Account, the

Investment Banking arm of African Development Bank Group. The ADB Private Investment client

died intestate and nominated no successor in title over the investments made with the bank

amounting to over SEVEN Million US Dollars. The essence of this communication with you is to

request that you provide us information/comments on any or all of the four issues as regards

nominating you to inherit the fund left behind by this client.

Your answers and response(s) to the questions raised below will determine our recommendation

to the ADB towards legally appointing you to inherit this investment fund after certified

investigation has yielded results showing that there is no known relation of the deceased

client.

1-Are you aware of any relative/relation born on the 2nd of February 1951, who bears your

same surname whose last known contact address was Angola.

2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the

Investment Banking Division of ADB Bank Group?


3-Can you confirm your willingness to accept this inheritance if you are legally and

legitimately appointed.

4-Would you agree to donate part of this inheritance to charity if you are officially

approved to stand as the inheritor?


It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this

personality or and your interest towards the issues
mentioned.

You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed

information at this point. We will provide you with additional information upon receipt of

your response.

Thank you for accommodating our inquiry.

Best regards,
James Nico

1 Old Farm Offices
Maiden Lane Crayford
Dartford Da1 4lx UK,
United Kingdom

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