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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: JANET MORGAN <taxrevenueoffice_2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:42:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Welcome to HM Revenue & Customs



THE INLAND REVENUE BOARD.
21 Wilson Street,
EC2M 2TD,UNITED KINGDOM.
Welcome to HM Revenue & Customs HMRC is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, strengthening the UK's frontiers and winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
ATTENTION,

A recall order has been placed on your winning Cheque by this board which hitherto was on transit.
REASON
Your failure to secure the Inland revenue board tax clearance which Authenticates and validates your winning as mandated by Inland revenue board Regulations of September 2006, which took effect from the 8th of April 2006. In light of this, you will be required to pay 320(Great Britain Pounds).
Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you. This is in accordance with section(13)1n of the national gambling acts adopted in 1993and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly, this is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds .

You are required to make this payment via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the name of our Accounts officer In London.

JIMMY LUCAS
21 Wilson Street,
EC2M 2TD,
UNITED KINGDOM.

The following payment information should be sent to this office via email.

RECEIVERS NAME......
NAME OF SENDER......
ADDRESS OF SENDER...
AMOUNT SENT.........
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER....

PLEASE ATTACH ANY FORM OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
MRS JANET MORGAN
TAX OFFICER.




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