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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: "Opec Fund For International Development (Ofid)" <info@opec.org>
Reply-To: fastdelivery@post.com
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 11:56:49 +0100
Subject: OPEC Summit 2010

Opec Fund For International Development (Ofid)
Petroleum Global Fund Administrative Head Office.
Zone 5 Wembley Layout,
London.

Attn: The Secretary General! Abdalla Salem El-Badri: Opec Fund For
International Development.

Following The First OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Heads of State Summit in Algiers, Algeria in 1975, The Finance Ministers of
Member Countries Proposed The Creation Of a New Multilateral Financial
Facility To Channel OPEC Aid To Developed And Developing Countries.

The Fund, Which Was Originally Intended To Be A Temporary Facility, Started
Operations In August 1976 With An Initial Endowment of $800 Million and
Within Little Over A Year Its Resources Had Doubled. By The End Of 1977 It
Had Extended To 58 Developing Countries As Well As Channelling Donations From
Its Member Countries To Other Development Institutions Including The IMF
Trust Fund And The International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The OPEC Fund Became A Fully Fledged, Permanent International Development
Agency In May 1980.

Today, We Bring To Your Notice The Results Of The 2009 Grant Global Donation
In The Opec's End Of Year Extraordinary Meeting Which Took Place In London,
United Kingdom, 1st May, 2010. And Your Email Address Was Selected Through A
Computer Ballot System.

We Are Happy To Inform You That Your Email Address Has Made You One Of The
World Ten (10) Beneficiary Of The Sum Of Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain
Pound Sterlings (£500,000.00). Opec Fund For International Development (Ofid)
Collects E-Mails Of People That Are Active On The Global Internet And
Selected Only Ten All Over The Continent Every Year Through Electronic
Balloting System Without Peoples Application Or Media Advertisement.

However, OPEC Had Registered and Paid All Financial Taxes Involving Your Won
Prize and This Office Had Registered Your Winning Cheque As Parcel Containing
A Confirm-able Bank Draft Of £500,000.00. You are Only Required To Pay For
Delivery Charges Which Will Be Requested By The Courier Company For Airway
Delivery Of Your Parcel To Your Residential Address.

Opec Fund For International Development (Ofid) Is Expected To Be Used By
Beneficiary For Human And Capacity Development Project Such As Education,
Business, Research Or Any Proposal That Will Positively Affect Beneficiaries
And Their Host Communities.

You Have To Contact The FedEx International Courier Service Manager With Your
Draft Identification Code: (Opec/Ofid/09788) For Proof Of Ownership Not Less
Than 3-Working Days For The Authorization And Prompt Delivery Of Your Draft.

Mailing Information:

Full Name:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Telephone:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Age:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Occupation:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Address:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Sex:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Country:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Nationality:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Draft Identification Code (Very Important) ,,,,,,

Your Mailing Details As Shown Above Should Be Forwarded
To:
.................................................................................................................................................
Dr. Ruwanu Lukman
Manager, Air-Way Routine Dispatch Manager
FedEx International Courier Service,
Email:fastdelivery@post.com
Customers Care Line: [+44]-871-315-2924
Office Phone:+44 703 181 6121

...............................................................................................................................................
You Keep Your Draft Identification Code (Opec/Ofid/09788) From Any Other
Person To Avoid Double Claim And Disqualification. And You Can Call The Opec
Executives Any Time For Confirmation In Case Of Any Form Of Doubt
.................................................................................................................................................

Do Accept Our Hearty Congratulations:


OPEC Secretary General:
Abdalla Salem El-Badri
..................................................................................................................................................
A Brief History Of The Organization Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries
(Opec): The Organization Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) Is A
Permanent, Intergovernmental Organization, Created At The Baghdad Conference
On September 10– 14, 1960, By Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia And Venezuela.
The Five Founding Members Were Later Joined By Nine Other Members: Qatar
(1961); Indonesia (1962) – Suspended Its Membership From January 2009;
Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1962); United Arab Emirates (1967);
Algeria (1969); Nigeria (1971); Ecuador (1973) – Suspended Its Membership
>From December 1992-October 2007; Angola (2007) And Gabon (1975– 1994). Opec
Had Its Headquarters In Geneva, Switzerland, In The First Five Years Of Its
Existence. This Was Moved To Vienna, Austria, On September 1, 1965
................................................................................................................................................
© 2010 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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