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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 Williams Smith" <nattagan@probation.go.th>
Reply-To: mrwillamssmith22@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:55:21 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE




WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE


98540 EAST OLYMPIA

WASHINGTON DC UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION



I am Mr Williams Smith of the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery

committee (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts

associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and

grants etc ranging from $1M-$19.5M owed to various beneficiaries and

companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and

submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed

official paying Banks for immediate payment of the fund.



In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were

shortlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this

email. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs. Christina Morgan

that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your

fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted her

Bank account with Bank of America for the transfer of the fund to her.



To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, I

have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you

after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true

and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.



Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars,



1. Full Name:____________________________

2. Address:______________________________

3. Nationality:____________Sex___________

4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________

5. Occupation:___________________________

6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________________

7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______

8. Copy of int'l passport or any

scanned identity to prove yourself.and how you want your fund paid to you
jp
immediately for the attention of the paying officer.





Response to my email



address: mrwillamssmith22@yahoo.co.jp

Yours Sincerely,



Mr Williams Smith

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