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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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Fraud email example:

From: "FSAuk" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundsclaim-fsauk.gov@london.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:51:53 +0100
Subject: OUR MESSAGE AND PHONE CALL OF LAST WEEK WAS NOT RESPONSED ?

FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
25 THE NORTH COLONNADE,
CANARY WHARF, LONDON E14 5HS
(RC@ No. 01920623)
www.fsa.gov.uk
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
FROM THE DESK OF: LORD ADAIR TURNER
CHAIRMAN, FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA).
Direct Telephone +447024053226
Facsimile: 447024097144
E-mail: fundsclaim-fsauk.gov@london.com

To: CONFIRMED ACCREDITED BENEFICARY:
CODE NAMED: XXX463ceW
Ref: GOC2/INTERPO/CEB/0
IDENTIFICATION SIQENCE NO: NG78-7
Payment Approved Order: CEB/NO2/280CP/12
File No: BC21 X77/INTP/FR012

Dear Sir

SUB: CONFIRMED PAYMENT ACCREDITED OWNER / BENEFICIARIES

This organization is writing to you personally proffer solutions going by Collective reports of our undercover agents around the world especially various transaction Logs recorded in our Central Monitoring Computer System here in London, Relating various tricks, Extortions, Financial loses and Deliberate over-delay of Debt outstanding, in and west African Countries, London, US, Spain, Holland ETC. And your name was mentioned among those who was contacted or had lost certain amount on upfront payments, still has not got paid, this organization has been investigating secretly various crimes of unpaid debts/ inheritance outstanding by many countries around the world, especially the debt reddens West African countries with Nigeria top most in the list.

Worried by this official manipulations and Malpractices, We hereby in agreement with the Council of European Countries and Euroclear Bank Plc. London, rose to address this world problems and scandals by notifying you of various fake interventions Originations , foreigner Banks , security houses, loan syndications, credit- Debt and ATM card bastardizations, shameful forgery by imposters and impersonators of non existing government offices, issuance of fake bank checks and Draft that is sometimes stolen from real owners to give loan fake to innocent people around the world , who had failing victim of one form of 419 fraud or the other without any rancor.

Now we had in collaboration with Interpol head office in Lyon -France investigated you claims and identifies you as real owners of Fund-Awaiting-Transfer (FAT) at EuroClear Bank and had recommended for immediate payment among the 178 topmost listed in the 1st batch payment, days. Having been into sporadic investigation on this, our interventional network recovery team has made arrest and recovers other funds paid illegally to parties in Africa, Nigeria, London, USA, and Spain. Holland, Malaysia ETC, and we would like to hand over your fund to you+ plus an accrued interest of 0.2% immediately in compliance of European Union mandate to compensate those listed through Security Chat email or Fax Classified as top priority. Therefore, kindly contact the Int'l Banking Operations of Euroclear Bank in Charge to send your payment by Swift direct Bank transfer immediately as thou:

Attn: Mr. Albert Lee
Director, Fund Transfer Dept.,
Int'l Banking Operations.
Euroclear Bank Plc
Watling House
33 Cannon Street
London, EC 4M 5SB
Registered No: 2878738
Transfer Dept/ Direct lines:
Telephone: +447024011966
Voice-mail: +447024062468
Fax Number: +447024096998, +44704307 7511
Email: eurocb.co.uk@london.com
www.euroclear.com,

See attach is My Picture and that of Chancellor of the Exchequer for you to know the official stands concerning your payment. Send your bank information, telephone Number and fax number now to the Eurobank details above who are waiting to transfer your fund now.

And Please we beg you to stop dealing with those layers full of deceit, the have killed many people through HBP and billions of Dollars is lost annually, report them to us henceforth and let us have any bill given to you to pay or the once you have paid, send the receipts now for recover and pay back this warning is last or you will have your life to blame forever for not obeying this advise from Interpol. STOP THIS UNCESSARY WASTAGE

See attach is My Picture, Identity Card, Int'l Passport and that of Chancellor of the Exchequer for you to know our official stands concerning your payment. Send your bank information, telephone Number and fax number now to the Euroclear bank who are waiting to transfer your fund now.

And Please we beg you to stop dealing with those lairs full of deceit, they have killed many people via HBP and billions of Dollars is lost annually, report them to us henceforth and let us help, this office is going to issue you International WAIVER against bank charges and any fee, this warning is last or you will have yourself to blame forever for not obeying this advise from DSA, UK . STOP THIS UNCESSARY WASTAGE

Under the stipulated enabling Law of the Government of Great Britain & Wales and other Commonwealth States, any huge fund that has been found in our computer system waiting to be transferred without claims for a period of 6 months or less, shall be confiscated and forfeited to the Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. So we do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately with your personal data also for ratification, processing and re-validation of your payment file within the 3 days of this notice or consider your fund confiscated.

We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Yours Faithfully




LORD ADAIR TURNER,
CHAIRMAN,FINANCIALSERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA).
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Rt Hon George Osborne MP -
Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Treasury-UK

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