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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: "From:Frank Williams," <revted.moore@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drfwilliams009@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Dr:Frank Williams,




 
From: Dr:Frank Williams, 
Manchester M27 5FX, 
United Kingdom.

To: Fund Owner,

This is to inform you that your funds valued Six Million British Pound (6,000,000.00 GBP) has been approved for immediate release to you. It came to our notice that your payment file has being kept pending by the Board Management of Citi Bank London, United Kingdom, due to the fact that you were asked to pay some fee before receiving your fund.
 
Note that an instruction has been sent to this Agency (International Monetary Fund) by the World Bank in collaboration with the United Nation Board that all outstanding Overdue Inheritance fund payment should be release to all Beneficiary upon the choices that will best suits a Beneficiary in receiving his or her fund.
 
For the purpose of reconfirmation of your Payment File, you are advised to indicate the under listed information÷Õ below:
 
Full Name: ......... 
Tel/Fax: ............ 
Physical Address with Zip Code: 
Your Occupation: Sex/Age: 
Private Email: 
Home Equity (Yes/No):
 
So that there will be no error during the signing of your Fund Release Order Form.
Note that upon your response to this notification, formalities will be given upon the choice that will best suit you in receiving your payment either via Bank To Bank Transfer (BT), or Delivery to your door step Via (ATM-CARD) or upon your Visitation for physical collection and signatory of your payment here in our Office United Kingdom with requirements and charges.
 
Your quick response will be highly appreciated.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
From:Frank Williams 
(Operational Manager), ISD. 
Tel: +44 703 198 5563 
Tel: +44 702 403 9580.
Email: drfwilliams009@gmail.com




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