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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: Capt. Abel Chapman <agiki@sakha.ru>
Reply-To: abell1059fsa@live.com
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:47:21 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:


FSA Public Access Office,
20th Floor Empress State Building
Empress Approach,
Lillie Road , London , SW6
Our ref: FSA/YHS: 6765/UK


ATTENTION:

I am Capt, Abel Chapman. Head of Investigation Department (Scotland Yard) United Kingdom . With the high rate of money laundry and terrorist activities fund has prompt the UK Government, European Union, British finance office, Mi5,British Metropolitan Police and the Scotland Yard money Laundry crime elite to investigating numerous fund coming Via African Countries, Middle East, Asian and Latin America into British and European Union Banks. This exercise has been going on for quite some time now and we have finally discovered that some of these deposited funds are genuine and originated from the right sources such as Contracts Payment, Inheritance Claim and above it all Lottery Winning for this reason the UK Government has decided to up hold its Public/international Recognition and influence by Instructing that the said beneficiary's entire Fund be paid to them in full with all
accumulated interest and from the records of outstanding payment your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Payment Beneficiary who have not yet received their Lottery Winning Prize Award fund. Based on the finding in this investigation Department we wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and it will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.

Please re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
(3) Company's name, position and address.
(4) Profession, age and marital status.
(5) A photo copy of your international Passport, Drivers license or ID card Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or to contact you in respect to the collection of your funds will be giving to you by this office.

We apologize on behalf of our government for any delays and loss this must have caused you we promise that such a thing will not happen again. Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today with brief information on your experience. Send your email to: abell1059fsa@live.com

Yours sincerely,

Capt. Abel Chapman
Head of Investigation Department
F.S.A





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