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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: A&N Consultants Ltd. <redes.sociales@expo-guadalajara.com.mx>
Reply-To: "jennifergrants@consultant.com" <jennifergrants@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:33:25 -0500
Subject: PLEASE CLARIFY

Hello,
My name is Jennifer Grant; I work with A & N Consultants Limited in England.
This is a standard process investigation concerning a client who shares the same name with you and the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client.

The aforementioned client had investments with The Royal Bank of Scotland, unfortunately, he died intestate.
The purpose of this communication with you is to inquire about the following;

1 - Do you have any relative whose last known contact address was Zurich, Switzerland?
2 - If yes, are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at The Royal Bank of Scotland?
3 - If yes to both of the above, can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the deceased?

It is pertinent that you inform us whether or not you are familiar with this personality to enable us conclude our investigation.Thank you for accommodating our inquiries.


Yours sincerely,
Jennifer Grant
A & N Consultants Limited.

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strictly prohibited and may be illegal.

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El presente correo es solo con fines informativos, no representa
ningun compromiso para Expo Guadalajara si no es formalizado a
traves de los medios disenados para tal proposito
Expo Guadalajara, Av. Mariano Otero #1499, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México,
www.expo-guadalajara.com

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