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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: "Ms. JESSICA WEST" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bschultes@protectam.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:35:39 -1200
Subject: GREETINGS !!! FROM MS JESSICA

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Compensation payment worth $8,500,000, but I did not hear from you all this while. I have open an account for you and deposited the fund with CITIBANK PLC, I traveled out of the country for a 4 Months Course and I will not be back until completion of my 4 months course. What you have to do now is to contact the PAYMENT AGENT immediately for your fund release and further Instruction.
You have to contact the AGENT now for your fund release with this information below:
CONTACT PERSON: MR BECKARD SCHULTES
DIRECTOR CITIBANK
E-MAIL: bschultes@protectam.com
TELFAX: 262 436 74593
Re-comfirm the below information to the agent for acknowledgement and state this code of conduct for him to know that you are the real and rightful person to contact him for the Compensation Fund (IMF.EU.WORLDBANK APPROVAL) :

1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Occupation:

Contact Him as fast as you finished reading this letter before it is too late.

Let me repeat again, try to contact him immediately you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to funish him with the needed information above.

Yours Faithfully,
Ms. JESSICA WEST
IMF Compensation Organization
westjessica906@yahoo.com

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