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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: "Beware of Scam!" <momohrash@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 04:27:10 +0400
Subject: Do not be discouraged!



BEWARE OF SCAM MESSAGES!

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!

This is to notify you and your associate about the new on going eradication
programs set up by an international monetary agency.

A debt reconciliation commission is created to solve and to settle an
increasing report of internet fraud and other related attempt to swindle
people hard earn wealth.
People and relatives are being misled to spend their hard earned money in
the name of wanting to receive their contract or inheritance funds, mainly
from across African region!
Our commission has been furnished with many Individuals and Companies that
fail prey as victim of circumstance!
Many un-identified personnel or groups, claiming for one position or
another have taken the chances to exploit the situation of many families and
Companies!

Our Commission is private organization approved by an international
monetary body.
Our Commission was secretly oriented and have successfully paid over Three
Hundred Million Dollars (USD $300m) within five months in existence
World-wide to the rightful beneficiary, Companies, Contractors of all kind
and to relatives that came to make their claim without any reason to doubt
them from the long abounded inherited funds!
Many files and names have been instructed to re-locate for an immediate
payment this was as a result of an assumed over due contract funds and
un-claim of an inherited payments.
We have problems to source out the rightful beneficiaries. We are hereby
appeal to all that have interest to claim their money to contact us.
We are in some cases where confronted with beneficiaries without any
documents to prove their intending claims. But we still prepare them for the
management board meeting and their claims were granted. We need a figure
that you are intending to claim.
We find ways to arrange any required documents that will facilitate your
claim.
After many reports to an international monetary agency over some long due
payment, an evaluation was carried out and our Commission is born to give
you hope and to give you business life again in your long lost financial
right.
You are not to pay any un-necessary charges to receive your rightful money
any more. If any one ask you to pay, kindly refer them to us, you must not
pay money to collect your right. We have been paid for handling and
processing of your payment.

Indicate your interest and contact us now!
We were ready to respond to your claims now. Our branch Off-shore payment
office in Switzerland and London were breaded with competent and honest
staff, they will be informed as soon as we receive your reply.
Kindly reply immediately to this email address: debt@earthling.net and
eecdebt@myway.com or fax to us at our Holland programs and processing office
Number: +31- 847 593 888.

Yours Faithfully, (Mrs. Annamarie Davis)







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