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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 Gorden Bill" <officeinfo007@gala.net>
Reply-To: gorden001@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:18:53 -0700
Subject: Official Letter From Gorden Bill


Mr.Gorden Bill

Customer Service Manager
Fund Release & Payment Department
London United Kingdom
Telephone; + 447 031825595
Fax; + 447 0318-01712
Email;
gorden001@gmail.com

Attention: Sir/Ma,

The fund amounting to US$ 3.5 Million including Interest Amount Accrued to
the Fund has been in your name and contact details in our payment file which
has been verified and it is currently awaiting release to you as soon as you
respond. The United Kingdom Government in conjunction with the United States
Government has directed us to process and pay all outstanding fund payments
to their various beneficiaries as a means of injecting fund into the economy
to boost the current economic situation in the World. This is the reason why
we are contacting you

Your name and personal details are in the payment files of list of
beneficiaries who are yet to receive their fund, which has been in their
name.

These unclaimed funds are as a result of Unclaimed Inheritance Fund,
Unclaimed Lottery Funds, Unclaimed Contract Funds and Unclaimed Direct
Deposit Funds trapped in banks and other financial institutions. We are
therefore directed by the United Kingdom Government in conjunction with the
United States Government to ensure speedy processing and payment of all
Unclaimed Funds trapped in banks and other financial institutions.

To enable us process and release this fund to you, you are required to
forward to us, your full names,contact address, your telephone numbers, your
sex, age, occupation. Also inform us which of the funds below you were
expecting to receive, Inheritance Fund, Lottery Funds, Contract Funds or
Direct Deposit Funds.

This is to enable us correspond your details with the details we have in
the payment files because the above details are all intact in the payment
file. This is to avoid contacting wrong or unauthorized person and also to
avoid releasing or paying this fund out to wrong
person or unauthorized person.

Therefore contact us on this E-mail ID;
gorden001@gmail.com

The following are list of payment options and method readily available;


Payment via a Certified Bank Cashier Check

Payment via a Certified International Bank Draft

Payment via Credit Cash Card (Master Card or Visa(Card)Payment via
Diplomatic Fund Delivery to our office You are to indicate which payment
method you wouldlike to receive the fund so that once theerifications on
your details are concluded, the fund will be paid out to you immediately as
directed by the Government.

Your URGENT response is required to enable us effectively process and
release the fund to you within this quarter of the year once your personal
details are in conformity with the details in the payment files and records.

NOTE; IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS FUND AND HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS
FUND, KINDLY DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS OFFICIAL CONTACT.

Yours in service,

Mr.Gorden Bill

Customer Service Manager Fund Release & Payment Department
London United Kingdom
Telephone; + 447 031825595
Fax; + 447 0318-01712
Email:gorden001@gmail.com <Email%3Agorden001@gmail.com>

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