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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: "MR. FRANZ SAGMEISTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franzw.sagmeister@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:13:59 -0400
Subject: FINALLY YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR TRANSFER

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am compelled to write you in respect of your fund remittance, which has remained unsuccessful over the years.

The Newly Elected IMF Director Christine Lagarde,after thorough review of Inheritance/Contract and Lottery Winning funds transfer release documents in conjunction with The World Bank Group/Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund assessment report to release funds to beneficiaries, Hence Your Name appears as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their fund was successfully cleared recently From Terrorist and Money laundry and your money will be released to you through online transfer been the only way you would receive your money to avoid paying excess charges.

Your payment file has been forwarded to the payout bank (Southlens Corporate Bank London) for immediate transfer of your payment $10,000,000.00 United State Dollars.
The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in United Kingdom as the Government has paid us for handling/processing of your payment with other customers.

We will help you to see that you obtain the form so that the bank will affect immediate your payment

If you follow up our directives your fund will reflect in your account within five working Bank days from the day you obtain this form.

Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.

Please give us the following details for verification:
• Your name and address/fax/occupation/age.
• Your daytime phone number (where we can contact you if we need to) and any times you would prefer us to contact you, along with the time zone that you are in.
Upon your reply, I shall give you full details of your payment.

Mr. Franz W. Sagmeister

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