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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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Fraud email example:

From: barrydom0091@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:46:21 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Request=20for=20Patriots=20Act=20on=20international=20fund=20transfer=20in=20your=20favor?=

UNITED STATES SENATE
SUB COMMITTEE ON FUND TRANSFERS AND TERRORISM

















www.senate.gov


www.congress.org






FROM: -

THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS
OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS.

Approved and Witnessed by -

Collins, Susan M.- (R - ME)
Harkin, Tom- (D - IA)
Inouye, Daniel K.- (D - HI)
McCaskill, Claire- (D - MO)

Attention: Beneficiary

Subject Matter - Request for Patriots Act on international fund transfer
in your favor

After very long meetings held by the above mentioned officials and the Minister
of state for finance including the Board of Directors of the World Bank,
the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund, to see to the release
of long term debt owed to many foreigners around the globe who have been
denied of their funds. The United States Senate has been authorized to investigate
and handle the urgent release of all funds owed by any of the financial
institutions or Government that is a member of the United Nations, this
is based on the loans and disbursement agreement signed between the US Government
and Governments of these debtor nations, the release of your fund will be
supervised by the World Bank representatives in Spain to ensure immediate
payment in your favor and avoid delay.

From the records of outstanding claims due for payment submitted by the
United Nations, your name is next on the list of the outstanding bills to
be settled, I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and
will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.

Kindly re-confirm the following information to CALVIN FEEGEL the US SENATE
REPRESENTATIVE AND HEAD OF THE PAYMENT CENTER IN MADRID SPAIN for final
verification of your details so that the funds will be transferred in your
favour, Please contact Calvin Feegel via
john_chinedu55@yahoo.fr
1) Your full name, 2) Phone number ( mobile should be included) .

3) The claim amount 4) Your complete Banking details to avoid mistakes

As soon as the above information is received, your payment will be made
to you without further delay.

Note that the senate officials in Spain have been authorised to handle this
payment to keep a clean slate of foriegn debt settlement because some Government
officials and individuals have tried to transfer this fund to you but failed
due to dishonesty and unnecesary demand for fees. You are hereby advised
to stop any further communications with any one else or any other financial
institution and comply to this to avoid any further delay.

Please note that the United Nations and Government of the debtor country
will not be interested in any complaint from you if you fail to receive
your fund via this programme or fail to abide by this instruction.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE ADVISE THAT YOU DO NOT DISCUSS
THIS PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH ANYBODY, ANY BREACH OF THIS CONFIDENTIALITY
SHALL LEAD TO OUTRIGHT CANCELLATION OF THE TRANSFER.

Your urgent attention is expected

Thank you








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