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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 Cool <jcool111@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 15:30:31 -0500
Subject: Sandy Grenier

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Dear Sandy Grenier

I am James Cool, an internal auditor of a reputable Bank and a financial
adviser to Engineer Larry Grenier , a national of your country who died on
21st of June 2009 in an auto crash considered as one of the most fatal road
accidents.

My deceased client was an expatriate and the Head of Civil Engineering
Group in Gambia. After several attempts to locate my deceased client
relatives/family members, I found you bearing the same family name with my
client. I am very worried because my deceased client account which was
valued at US$4,800,000.00 will soon be confiscated because he did not
indicate any next of kin ( He died Intestate) and in accordance with the
Gambia Financial Policy, if the fund is left unclaimed for over 5 years, it
will be confiscated by Federal Government of Gambia.

I am seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin of my
client so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you for the
safety and subsequent disbursement since the funds were left behind without
any written will & last testament or next of kin details. I have all the
documents involved to archive a legitimate transfer of the fund to you
directly as beneficiary. I will provide you with guideline as a staff of
the credit union and I require your honesty and understanding to archive
this goal through legitimate process. I need your consent to proceed. Your
contact telephone number is also necessary for more details. Thank you.

Sincerely,
James Cool

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