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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. Shaun Kathleen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <griffinthomas@pisem.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 21:59:51 +0800
Subject: Pending Fund from (FSCS)

Financial Services Compensation Scheme
10th Floor Beaufort House
15 St Botolph Street
London EC3A 7QU


Hello,

It has come to the notice of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme London, that the sum of US$3.2 Million has been credited in your name for telegraphic wire transfer to your operative bank account and is currently floating in the International Banking Financial Data Base as an unclaimed pending fund.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is an independent body, set up under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), and funded by a levy on "authorised financial services firms".
The scheme covers deposits, on-hold foreign and local payment, unclaimed lottery winnings, inheritance payment, insurance policies, insurance brokering, investments, mortgages and mortgage arrangement.

We regulate the financial services industry in the UK. The FSCS is accountable to Treasury Ministers and through them to Parliament under the stipulated law of the government of Great Britain and other member countries of the United Nations, funds up to Certain amount that is floating in the International Banking Community Financial Data Base waiting to be transferred without claims for a period of 6 months or more shall be confiscated and forfeited. We do hereby ask you to contact the below assigned person who is in charge of your fund immediately for ratification of this notice or consider your fund confiscated.
To claim these fund, please contact us through the email below;
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Contact Person: Sir. Thomas Griffin
Contact Email: griffinthomas@pisem.net
Office Tel: (+44) 7024029513
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You are required to immediately provide him with your country and complete personal information;
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Shaun Kathleen (Director)

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