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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: "BRITISH GOVERNMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <commission.britishhigh@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:55:28 +0100
Subject: BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOTICE 24/04/12

Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District,Abuja.
+2348055983290


ATTN: BENEFICIARY,


This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from United States
of America, after series of complains from the FBI and other Security
agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, South America and the
United States of America respectively, against the Federal Government of
Nigeria and the British Government for the rate of scam activities going
on in these two nations.

Right now, as directed by our Director, Robert S. Mueller, We are working
in collaborations with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). We have
decided to waive some of your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the
Government of Nigeria to effect the payment of your compensation of an
amount of US$1,500,000.00 approved by both the British government and the
UN to be delivered to you via City bank ATM card without any delay. We
already have your name in our Claimant List as stipulated in article 41 of
the Provisional Rules for claims.The Governing Council therefore devised a
mechanism for the allocation of available funds to successful claimants
that gave priority to the three urgent categories of claims and which,
within each category, would give equal treatment to similarly situated
claims. Only when each successful claimant in categories "A", "B" and "C"
had been paid an initial amount up to US$1,500,000.0
0, thereafter other payments comm


In conformity with the Provisions of article 40, paragraph 5 of the Rules,
Information concerning the identities of individual claimant will not be
made publicly.

See our press release below:

http://www.uncc.ch/status.htm
Now your new payment approved numbers are follows
United Nation Approval No; Un5685p,
White House Approved No: Wh44cv,
Reference No.-35460021,
Allocation No: 674632
Pin Code No: 55674
Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103,
World Bank Released Code No: 0763;



We are conducting a standard Process investigation on behalf federal
credit Union Bank, United State Of America, The private banking arm of the
international banking conglomerate. This investigation involves, a man Who
Came To our Office Claiming To be your true representative. Here is his
information for you to confirm to this office if this man is truly from
you or not as the government will not be held responsible for wrong
transfer.

For delivering to The Wrong name and address.
Name: Mr. Edward Marsh
Home Address:200 Heller Drive Santa Cruz CA, USA.


Please reconfirm to this office, As a matter of urgency if this man Is
From you. As a matter Of Fact, we have actually been authorized by the
newly appointed UN Secretary General, and the Governing body Of The United
Nations Monetary Unit to investigate the unnecessary delay of your fund
payment. However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the
said Mr. Edward Marsh, If we do not hear from you within The next Seven
working days from today.

We have some of your information with us, but we still need you to
ascertain some of this:

Name:
Age:
Delivery Address:
City:
Country:
Mobile Number:



I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I would like you to
urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to
receive your fund in the next 72 hours.

Regards,

Agent:Andy Brown
CONSULAR/DIPLOMAT
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Website: http://ukinnigeria.fco.gov.uk/en

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