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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: "MS. MELISSA MILNER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <award_payment_office@lifegate.it>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 07:51:43 -0700
Subject: RE: UNCLAIMED PAYMENT APPROVED..........

The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd.,
The Garden House,
Water End,
York, YO30 6WQ.


We write to notify you that the Commission on Unclaimed Money and
Assets has stated clearly to UK government that an estimated £400m
Four Hundred Million Pounds Sterling is thought to be lying unclaimed
in various bank accounts in UK that belong to oversea Beneficiaries
that have not been able to claimed there funds for over 3-10 years now.
Based on these information UK government had a meeting with all banks
in UK and instructed all Banking institution involved to release all asset
belonging to oversea beneficiay's throug the supervision of Scarman Trust
(ST) and (JRF) The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd. Please view the
link below:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171222.stm.


Furthermore, we happily announced to you that you are one of the
oversea beneficiary whose name and e-mail address appears in our
payment list. To enable us proceed with your payment evaluation you
have to (CONTACT REV. JIM MINTON) for more information with this
Payment Code (JFR-PAYMENT/UK/ST-90801).


NAME: REV. JIM MINTON (PAYMENT APPROVED DIRECTOR)
EMAIL: rev_jim_minton@jrf-co-uk.com / info@jrf-co-uk.com
TEL: +44 776 381 4367 Fax: +44 870 479 6992



Yours faithfully,


Ms. Melissa Milner
JRF PRO.

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