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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: markzenith605 <markzenith605@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:40:39 +0100
Subject: From Dr. Mark ZENITH

Good day Beneficiary,


This is in regard to Unpaid Foreign contractors and Scam Victims. Ecowas
Foreign Debt Settlement Investigation (EFDSI) and America, Asia and
European members of Finance Debt Settlement Board committee have held a
parliament meeting in UK on the 1st of this month of September 2013 to pay
all the next of kins of our Foreign Contractors who died in plane crash in
2007 without receiving their Contract payment. After the meeting, this
committee has mapped out USD$100,000.000.00Million to compensate 40
individuals and institutions who their email address appears on the list.

We gladly to informing you that your email address appears on the list,
That will be receiving they sum of US$2,200.000.00 Million Dollars (Two
Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). You shall be
receiving your payment through ATM Debt Card, therefore you have been
approved to claim a total sum of $2,2MillionUSD in cash credited to file
no: ASVFC/02016/11.

Contact our Foreign Payment Accountant Chief officer Mr. Bright Aston on
email below immediately for your Claim E-mail:
foreign.payments@accountant.com and Kindly provide below information for
immediate process of your approved fund.

*Your Full Name:
*Current Residential Address:
*Occupation
*Age:
*Gender:
*Mobile phone number:
*Fax:
*Payment File no:
*Driver License or Passport scan copy for identification:

Please quote your file no which are stated above, and make sure that you
keep your file no highly confidential and secret until your claim is
processed and your funds are released you. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous elements, equally to guard against non
participant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this program.

Upon receipt of the above information's, the Foreign Payment Accountant
Chief officer will furnish you on how to receive your payment within the
next 48hours in line with the regulation prescribed by the committee.

Once again Congratulation!!

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Mark ZENITH.
Payment Notification officer.

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