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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: "World Link Finance Limited" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@worldlinksolution.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 12:26:24 +0100
Subject: RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.(NOT A SPAM)

RE: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT. (GBP 1000000)

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed EU secretary general, The Management of the U.S. Department of Treasury West African Foreign Remittance Payment Department with permit from Mr. Timothy Geithner Executive Secretary, United States Treasury Department and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of your (inheritance/contract and Compensation) fund, recommended and approved in your favour in Africa/Europe and America.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification number this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the Presidency from the above mentioned countries that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the bank before. A part payment of (GBP 1000000) has been approved on your behalf.

We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the presidency and we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions, your Entire Funds, Inheritances/contract fund will be transferred into your account by world link finance limited, licenses money Transfer Company based in the UK through their online banking transfer system. You are advice to get back to us with the exact amount of your Inheritances/contract to enable us process the remaining balance of your payment.

You are therefore advised to furnish us with the followings to enable us process your original payment slip.

The information are as thus:
(A)Your full name/address
(B) Your Phone Numbers
(C) Your Occupation
(D)Your Identification/Age and Marital Status


Yours in service,
Sir. Harry Alan Taylor
World link finance limited

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