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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: "OFFICE OF ADVOCATES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomadebra01@e-mail.ua>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:27:10 -0700
Subject: delivery of your Fund in cash

OFFICE OF ADVOCATES
COURT OF JUTSICES MALAYSIA,
DENNIS WETTA & PARTNER ADVOCATE
CONTRACT #: MAV/MIFF/FMKL/MIN/012,
Swift Code: F140091 NMC
Our Ref: FHCM/IRD/CBX/021/014
Attention: Beneficiary .
 
 
 
We hereby inform you that the advocates international law associates, Interpol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI) of United States of America, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Malaysia and all the Asians  Crime fighter leaders have come together to stop all financial departments fraudulent in Malaysia and all-round the globe. We have recovered over US$2.6 Billion Dollars from the people we have behind bars.
Our duty is to make sure we stop fraudulent and impostures financial department around the world. As of today we have put a lot of banking financial fraudster’s officers in jail. We go all over Asians, Europe, USA to pick this impostors officer. We have over 8,273 international advocates on crime fighters around the world and we are still looking forward more impostors’ financial department that trying to embosser penciled beneficiaries’ funds. We are aware that a lot of foreigners out there have been deceived and lost their hard earn money to these fraudsters banking officers after promising them percentages in their letters/emails for their impending help to move the funds out of approved sections including illegal effective notification and at the end of the day, financial department is all impediment to all contract inheritance owner around the globe.
We have received the express mandate and instructions of the court of foreigners unite affair Malaysia CFAM, federal court of justice: together with the EFCC, and the FBI to commence the immediate release of your funds.
This is to notify you that your funds (Five million united state dollars) have been programmed for immediate release into your nominated account, but we cannot transfer this funds direct to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is by Diplomatic Courier Service.
I want you to know that you have 24 hours to call the airport (1-901-209-8504) then ask to speak to the diplomat in person of Ms DEBRAH ASHLEY at Memphis International Airport, to know when he will be making his delivery to your door step as soon as your reconfirm your home address to him.
You are to call him with the above number (1-901-209-8504) in the airport and also send him email through (diplomaticashley@e-mail.ua) so that she can en-lighting you more on how you can receive your cash consignment box. You must reconfirm your full home address, your valid phone number, and also the name of the airport closest to you through his email:(  diplomadebra01@e-mail.ua ) immediately you receive this email to enable her deliver your cash consignment box to you without any delay or mistake.
TAKE NOTE: That you are warned to stop further communications or email with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid delay in receiving your cash consignment box, you can also  call me on my direct line# +601-133115182 for serious discussion.
I will appreciate your good sympathetic and collaboration, Hope hearing from you swiftly.
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS.
 
         
DENNIS WETTA,
ADVOCATE IN LAW,
COURT F JUSTICE MALAYSIA

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