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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 Christopher Johnson" <christopherjohnson164@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: j_chris@blumail.org
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:57:19 -0500
Subject: From C Johnson

Hello Friend.

I am Mr.Christopher Johnson Head of Accounting Audit Department of NatWest
Bank London 38 Strand, City of Westminister,
LONDON WC2N 5JB, here in England. I am writing you about a business
proposal that will be of an immense benefit to both of us. In my
department, being the manager London Regional Office, I discovered a Sum
of £16.5 Million (Sixteen Million and five hundred thousand Pounds
Sterling) in an account that Belongs to one of our foreign customers Late
Business Mogul Mr. Moises Saba Masri Billionaire, a Jew from Mexico that
was a victim of a helicopter crash 10 Jan, 2010, killing him and his
family members. Saba was 46-years-old. Also in the chopper at the time of
the crash was his wife, their son Abraham (Alberto) and his
daughter-in-law. The pilot was also dead.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and
the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the
relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at 16.5 Million Pounds can be paid to
you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40%
to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up this claim we are making. All I need is to fill in your names to
the documents and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I
guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please, provide me the following, as we have 7 days to run it through.
This is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Contact Address:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping
that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation
of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish you with more
information.
Endeavour to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

Thanking you in anticipation of your favorable reply.
Regards,
Mr.Christopher Johnson



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