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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: Elina Murray <deereffett@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: Elina Murray <PATRICHARDS719RW@ATT.NET>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:25:20 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: Re: Verify Your Email Account!!!

Hello,

With the help of your email address, we discovered that; you have some funds in Unclaimed Money and Assets. From report reaching this Agency, we discover that these monies must have originated from Government/NGO Grants, Inheritance, Dormant Accounts etc.

When owners or rightful hiers fails to claim a forgotten Asset over a specified number of years knows as the dormancy period, those left holding the abandoned funds: Banks, Stock Brokers, Utilities, Employers, Life Insurance Companies and Government and Non-Governmental Agenceis themselves - transfer custody to an Unclaimed Property Trust Account in a legal process known as Escheat. Here these lsot cash awaits your claim.

The majority of this lost monies also comes from Orphan Pensions, Unknown Windfalls, Missing Shares and Abandoned Dividends, Forgotten Life Insurance Policies and Premium Bonds which have not been redeemed; but also Include Million of Dollars in Unclaimed Nationwide Lottery Winnings. Your email and particulars were linked to a certain amount which we are ready to get to you. Somehow, you must beginned the process of transferring the funds but was not successful and also received promises of ATM Card which never came, worry not for we have everything under control after receiving reports from different spheres from Agencies, Commissions and Affilliated Companies.

For more Info, your email reply to us can only guarantee the prompt processing and Release of your Unclaimed Funds/Assets to you without further encumbrances. Upon acknowleding your reply, we will guide you to a secured Verification Page and you will be given a PIN CODE that is linked to your Funds and you will gain full access to it. Once the appropriate personnel can confirm your Verification and the PIN CODE enter further details will be emailed to you almost immediately.

Simply send your email Reply to us now with subject "Send Vefication Link" and we will take a swift response on your email request. So what are you waiting for?!

Thank you!

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Elina Murray, Ms.
Assets Search Report Coordinator
June, 2011


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