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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. Paul Jackson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pauljack2598@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:07:42 -0800
Subject: RE: YOUR SWIFT ATTENTION IS REQUIRED

Dear Sir/Madam,,
 
I will appreciate your urgent response to my email and I assure you this business transaction will surely improve our lives and that of all those around us.
 
I am Mr. Paul Jackson; I work in the Auditing Operation Department of a Security/Finance Firm in UK. I believe and feel quite safe revealing this important business and will be glad to execute it with you if you are capable
.
My assurance to you is that this transaction is 100% risk free to both parties. I am only contacting you a foreigner because the Security/Finance Firm is going to welcome you if I present you as the benefactor to the fund left behind by one of our late customer.
 
During my last momentary auditing, I discovered that Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri made safe deposit in our Security Company which he left no beneficiary. My investigation revealed to me as well that the account has been dormant since 2004 because on 3rd day of January 2004, my client and his wife along with their two children were among the victims of Boeing 737 Egyptian Airliner that crashed into the Red Sea.
 
The amount is US$14,700,000.00 (Fourteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand  Uinted States Dollars Only) and this fund will be release to you if you can cooperate with me. I need your full co-operation to make this work out well.
 
Being a top executive at Security Firm, I have all secret details and necessary information /contacts to facilitate the release of the said funds without any encumbrance. As I shall use my position to influence and effect the legal approvals and immediate release of the funds into your account with appropriate clearance from all departments concerned.
 
As soon as the transfer is concluded, you will retain some 30% of the fund as compensation for your assistance, while 5% will be set aside to upset any expense incurred and the rest shall be invested in your country for me under your assistance.
 
Await your urgent response via my private email:paul_jack112@yahoo.es.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Mr. Paul Jackson.

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