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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: "Jones Jonathan" <info@bhc.com>
Reply-To: <jonesjonathan96@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:17:42 -0800
Subject: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
OFFICE OF CONSULAR
DANGOTE HOUSE,
AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT,
ABUJA, NIGERIA.


ATTENTION;

The British High Commission in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Burkina Faso received a report of scam against you and other British/US and Asian citizens etc.


You are listed and approved for payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your compensation funds. On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held in Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the four Countries comprising Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Burkina Faso in collaboration with the UNITED NATION through their British High Commission office in Nigeria are now paying one hundred and four (104) scam victims cutting across the whole continents of the world as a compensation to maintain good relationship among other nations of the world, the compensation was dim very necessary by the bodies involved due to the retrieval of valuable properties and m
oney.


Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid through (Mr. Jonathan Jones) BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria through their funding streams such as the Strategic Program Fund (formerly GOF), Public Diplomacy Project Fund, Bilateral Program Budget and Returns & Re-integration Fund also under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria in Collaboration with the Bank of America. According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 proved victims has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, Europe and Asia, we still have more 20 left to be paid their compensations.


Yours was among those that were reported unpaid as at Friday and we wish to advise you to see to the instructions of the committee to make sure you receive your compensation immediately. The endorsement date is Friday.


Reply to these email immediately to check if the endorsed date suits you.


Note that You will receive your compensations payments via an ATM Debit Card cash able at any ATM center around your country.

Be advised not to have any further contacts with any internet scam artists to avoid any more lost of fund.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.


Mr Jonathan Jones.
CONSULAR,
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
ABUJA.

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