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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 Jackson Hall" <info@brupermaquinariaagricola.com>
Reply-To: info.schofieldjames1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:32:42 -0800
Subject: Dear Virginia Bassi


Dear Virginia Bassi,
409 W Main Street OH 43086
Please excuse me for invading your privacy. I am currently seeking partner=
ship investment in your country as I intend to invest in your country as lo=
ng as you are able to work with me and run this business. You don't know me=
, but I received your information while searching for business partners in =
your country.
I am the chief auditing and accounting officer of a reputable bank here in=
the United States. In my department, we discovered an amount of USD 18.5 m=
illion in an account of one of our foreign clients (MR. ANDREAS FICHTNER fr=
om Munich, Germany) who died in a car accident in July 2015 along with his =
entire family . Since we received information of his death, we have been ex=
pecting his next of kin or relatives to be the deceased as stated in our ba=
nking policies and laws, but unfortunately we have learned that all of his =
supposed next of kin or relatives died along with him in the automatic cras=
h. No one behind the claim. Upon this discovery I have decided to bring thi=
s business proposal to you and release the money to you as relatives or rel=
atives of the deceased for security reasons and for later payment as no one=
is coming for this and we do not want money to go into an unclaimed bill t=
o access the bank.
Upon this discovery I have decided to bring you this business proposal and=
to facilitate the release of this money for you as a relative of the decea=
sed client as no one is coming for the claims. Under US financial inheritan=
ce laws, monies unclaimed by a US financial institution after a period of 1=
5 years will be reported to the US government as unclaimed monies. So the g=
overnment will officially adopt this fund at the end of this fiscal year an=
d I don't want these funds to be reported to the US government. Rather, I w=
ant us to work together and release the funds to you so that we can issue s=
ome to charity in your country.
I will assemble all the necessary legal documents that will be used to sec=
ure our claim and all I need is your honest cooperation so we can go throug=
h with this deal. I guarantee that this will be done under a legitimate agr=
eement that will protect you from breaking the law. Please contact me via e=
mail so we can discuss further details. I can send you my international pas=
sport and have 20+ years banking experience and it is 100% risk free once y=
ou follow my guidelines.
Please provide the following details as we have a few days to do so. This i=
s very important please.
1. Full Name:
2. Your direct mobile number:
3. Your contact address:
4. Your profession:
5. Your Nationality:
6. Your gender / age:
I will explain it to you in more detail once I receive your reply.
Best regards,
Mr Jackson Hall =



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