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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447418472997
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jchristopher999@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Christopher <jc8890450@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 02:41:36 +0200
Subject: Hello

Hello Sir/Madam.

I am Mr Johnson Christopher the head of audits at North West Capital Fund.
On a routine audit check last month, my partner and I discovered a dormant
investment account which was opened in 1990 belonging to a foreigner who
died on-board the crashed Egypt Air Flight 990(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_990) in 1999.Our records show
that every effort made by our company to track any member of his family or
any one as the next of kin has since failed because the deceased died
leaving no heir or a will in his file. My professional partner and I have
decided to contact you in our bid to locate a matured and trustworthy
partner to stand as the next of kin.

We intend to facilitate the transfer of this sum of Â£12.5Million British
Pounds in the Investment Deposit to a safe account overseas. I am therefore
proposing that you confidentially partner with us by standing as the next
of kin and provide an account or set up a new one that will serve the
purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this venture, we are
ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds. After going
through the deceased person's records filed in our office, I discovered
that no one has operated this account since 1999 till date and he died
without a heir; no one has come forward for this claim, hence the money has
been floating.

The information we have on this account is privileged and confidential as
no other person has access to this. If we do not remit this money urgently,
it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to state funds which may
benefit only the shareholders of our company. This money can be approved to
you legally and with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name.
However, you would be required to show some proof of claim which I will
provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.

Please do give me a response through my private Fax numbers or email so
that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my
proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely
confidential. I look forward to your prompt response.

Best Regards,

Johnson Christopher

Senior- Auditor

North West Capital Investment Fund.

Email; jchristopher999@yahoo.com

Tel: +447418472997
Fax: +448443576929

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