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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: "Dr .Terry Jack" <terryjack878@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drterry_jack@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:01:51 +0100
Subject: YOUR APPROVED CONSIGNMENT

Hello

I am Dr, Terry Jack the newly appointed director general in charge of
approving & releasing all owed yet unpaid foreign payments ,also the
special adviser to the United-Nation. I am delighted to inform you
that the contract/Inheritance panel of the UN, which just concluded
it’s seating in London just released your (E-mail Id & Name) among the
currently approved beneficiaries who are to benefit 100% from this
very diplomatic first quarter payment of the year 2015. This panel was
primarily delegated to investigate all genuinely owed debts and claims
as it has been over due.

At this moment, I wish to use this medium of communication to inform
you that for the time being the (UN) has completely stopped further
payment through bank to bank transfer, Atm Card, Bank Draft or Check
Payment due to numerous petitions received from the united states
home-land security, the FBI, IMF and other financial and security
agencies to UK Government against our banks on wrong payment and
diversion of innocent beneficiaries owed funds to a different account.

In this regards, I am going to use my good office now to send your
approved part-payment in the tune of $6M (Six million United States
Dollars) only by cash to you via a diplomatic courier to your door
step. I will personally secure every needed documents as the newly
appointed Director representing the (UN) office here in London. All
these will be done perfectly only on the condition that you will give
me 10% of the funds.

All you need to do now upon your acceptance of my condition, is to
send to me the following: Your full name, Home address where the
consignment will be delivered, Telephone numbers, Your means of
identification, either passport or driver's license.

Please, You are advice to call me immediately on my direct telephone
number +447-031-907-986 so we can talk and agree properly before i
seal this transaction with you and if you need further clarification.
I need to hear from you because the concealed boxes are already
schedule to live as soon as I hear from you. Also You should respond
to me through my private Email; ( drterry_jack@yahoo.com )

Thanks
Regards,
Dr, Terry Jack
Tel: + 447-031-907-986

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