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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: "Jonathan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexclark@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:33:45 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT INFORMATION.

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
WEST- AFRICAN ZONAL COMMAND
5, KWAME NKRUMAH WAY.
ACCRA GHANA


Attn :Beneficiary,
My Name is DAVE JONATHAN, representative of International Human Rights Organization (IHRO). With respect to Category A of Human rights conduct act of 2009 on overdue payment and our overall goal of the Sectional Periodic Review that is, to improve the human rights situation in every country, address human rights violations wherever they occur, restore peace and sanitize the global society. The research team of this Organization in collaboration with the UN Human Rights Organization conducted a survey on contracts, impending payment and beneficiary fund in
the Office of foreign debt settlement (FDS) in GHANA , NIGERIA AND IVORY COAST.

The result of the findings during the survey initiated a crucial meeting with the Office of the Presidency, some representative from United Nations Organization including World Bank representative to aid in alleviating this default payment. The conclusion of the meeting was that the Federal Governments of above nations should make available list of people to be paid which is being assisted by the World Bank as one of the ways of keeping peace.
We had received an Authoritative letter to conduct this payment with list of names to be paid during this exercise. In other to justify the rationale for your nomination for this grant, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with this Organization. Now we are presently in GHANA solely to conduct this payment to ensure that the right beneficiary get the specific approved fund with every transparency and avoidance of any kind of corruption in the hands of the Officers.

I Am glad to announce to you that the sum of US$5.5Million (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) has been attached to your name among the listed names to be paid. Your payment information is as follows:

1. Payment reference number….U.N.N/005/PR/NG
2. Allocation amount …..US$5.5MILLION.
3. Password number….FUND RELEASE/9955104
4. Certificate of merit payment number...45084JB.

You have to keep this information safe, because you might be asked any moment to reconfirm it. You are requested to forward to us this basic information:

For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to send below information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
6) YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
The above details should be sent to t the Principal representative in the Kingdom OF SPAIN ,Alexander Clark Intermediates. for Urgent authentication and legalization. All correspondence should be attention to Mr. Alexander Clark valid email address: (alexclark@terra.es)

This fund will be released to you through our diplomatic Payment system/or certified international bank draft if you do not want your bank account to be used for security reasons. This information is proper means to verify your file, to avoid any irregularity. For more enquires and further directives, do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Yours Faithfully,

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Dave Jonathan.


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