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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: "Mr. James F Entwistle" <serviceinf.o.deparment@cpll.cn>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:45:41 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION FOR THE SECURITY REASON.


ATTENTION FOR THE SECURITY REASON.

This notice is to inform
you that you are among the list of Scam Victim to be paid via (IMF)
International Monetary Fund Compensation Unit and very surprising this
morning, one Mr Gerald J Fox by name, called our office today regarding
your payment claiming to be your relation and want your package release
to him, It is very surprising because we are yet to notify you
officially and how come you are instructing someone to claim it on your
behalf. Before we proceed on releasing the package and its details to
him, we want to be sure that you authorize him to avoid dealing with
wrong person.

The package value US$3,5 Million Dollars.On this
PACKAGE, you are advice to put it in writing to prove that Mr Gerald J
Fox is your next of kin and you have authorized him to receive your
package on your behalf, is right so he can proceed on claim options.
Once this is done, then we can go ahead to release your package $3,5
Million Dollars and its information to Mr Gerald J Fox and get it
delivered to the address he had provided below

Mr Gerald J Fox
136 S. Virgil avenue #202
Los Angeles California 90004

Again
this Mr Gerald J Fox made us to understand that he is ready to pay
amount needed in other to receive your package worth of US$3,5 Million
Dollars, so please if you are not the one who sent him try to send us
your delivery fee of $75.00 today to enable us delivery your PACKAGE to
avoid further delay.

Here is the information to send the $75.00 through western union or money gram today.

RECEIVERS NAME:------MIKE UBA
COUNTRY:-------NIGERIA
TEST QUESTION:-------URGENT
ANSWER:-----------NEEDED
AMOUNT:---------$75.00
MTCN NO.....................?
SENDERS NAME................?
SENDERS CITY............?

Thank you
Mr. James F Entwistle
Us Ambassador to Nigeria

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