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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: Eric Sherarton <ericsherarton@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:32:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: PAYMENT











FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

UN-NIGERIA FOREIGN DEBTS PAYMENT COMMISSION
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS TINUBU SQUARE,
MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-1-818 4003
Our Ref : FDPC/IRD/CBX/024/06


ATTENTION: SIR

IMMEDIATE INHERITANCE CLAIM AMOUNT US$10.5M

Several letters have been sent to you concerning your payments and you have not been able to procure the necessary affidavit.
Be it known to you that we will not entertain any further complaints on your side concerning the non-payment of this debts.
If by the end of next week , this commission did not hear from you , we shall have this debt cancelled.
The attorney has complained that up til this time you have not procured the affidavit of claim from a Federal High Court.
You must realize that you are not under any compulsion to use the attorney for the procurement of this important document.
I must let you know that we have already paid some of the clients.
I am forwarding to you a document from the SEnate CDommmitee on Appropriation regarding the approval of your payments.
Eric Sherarton
ANTICIPATING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.


ERIC SHERARTON
CHAIRMAN UNITED NATIONS-NIGERIA FOREIGN DEBTS PAYMENT COMMISSION).


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ERIC WILLIAM SMITH SHERARTON,

From: "Eric Sherarton" <ericsherarton@yahoo.co.uk>
To:Brenda Lorren <brendalorren@yahoo.ie>
Subject: RE: AFFIDAVIT
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:18:02 -0700 (PDT)

Dear Madam,

Now that you are happy having been paid your debt of 10.5 Million USD,I want you to tell the world that this is real and that the United Nations and the Nigerian Government meant well.
Its a pity that may of the people we have written have not replied because of the fear that its another scam. How can they says its a scam when a Briton is involved.
You are not the only one that has written to appreciate this payment, I have received several others.Some people have not received because of the fear of swearing in an affidavit of support which cost little or nothing.
Use your money judiciously.My wife said you called her and gave her 50,000 pound sterling. You did not have to do this but thank you
God Bless You

Eric Sherarton

Brenda Lorren <brendalorren@yahoo.ie> wrote:


Hello Eric Sherarton,
i am so happy eric. i have received the money and mty bank has confirmed it. only yesterday we bought a house in london. i cant believe this is happening to me and my family. i have pursued this debt for more than five years and just now i am being paid this money. eric ten million five hundred thousand dollars is not a small money. i cant be poor again. tell me what i can do for you. when the lawyer asked for the fees i thought he will run away with my money i did not know its just real.god is good. i will come to nigeria to see you. can i visit your family here in the uk to give them some money. i am so happy sir.nigerian government is good to me now
brenda




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From: "JOHN OKOLI & CO. SOLICITORS" <barristerjohnokoli@yahoo.com>
To: ericsherarton@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: AFFIDAVIT
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:05:13 -0700 (PDT)



Dear Sir,
Many of the clients have not come up with the affidavit of support and I cannot continue disturbing them .
You are free to contact them.
I am tired.
The Governor said he has paid some of the clients. About 8 of them have been paid..

John Okoli



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ERIC WILLIAM SMITH SHERARTON,
Chairman,
UN-NIGERIA FOREIGN DEBTS PAYMENT COMMISSION
24 TINUBU SQUARE,MARINA,LAGOS.



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