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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: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:45:13 +0200
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 your name was among the
benficiaries whose name appears in our payment list
as 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. view the link
below:


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


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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