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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: "European Union Commission" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:42:09 +1000
Subject: hi

ATTENTION: Beneficiary

The European union Commission in London,received a report of scam against you and other British/US citizens. We are working in collaborations with U.N.scam victim compensation, 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$2,500,000.00, thereafter other payments commence for claims in other categories.

Compensation fund has been approved to be either be paid by ATM DEBITCARD to all the affected victims and all is ready to be distributed to the bearers.

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.


Now your new payment approved numbers are follows
UN/EU Approval No; Un5685EU,
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 CITI 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 Delivery.
The Information he Provided is shown below:

Beneficiary: Mr. George Brown.
Address: 6549 N Palm Avenue Suite 15
Fresno California 93704 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 BHC Secretary General, an to the said Mr. George Brown, If we do not hear from you within The next 3 working days from today.

Kindly re-confirm back to us with the below information.

Name: .........................
Address: ..........................
Country: .........................
Phone # mobile and home: ..................
Next of kin:.................................

We advise that you to follow every instruction given to you. You are assured of the safety of your ATM CARD and availability and be advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake government officials online who in collaboration scammed you.

At Your Service,

Mr. ALBERT COLEMANN CMG.
European union Commission
32 Smith Square
Westminster, London SW1P 3,
United Kingdom

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

You must go ahead and send your DHL A/c Number to enable us dispatch your draft to you through DHL Courier Service. On the other hand, if you do not have an account with DHL courier service then get back to me so that i will know what to do.You can call me anytime on phone +447924522757

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