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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: "office.mail@terra.es" <office.mail@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:29:03 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT



URGENT PAYMENT

OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
TELEPHONE: :+44 702 406-3154

ATTN: BENEFICIARY
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file which worth about Eighteen Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$18.500,000.00) only.

We also found out that you have not receive any payment since the British Government has set aside only one billion United State Dollars (US$1,000,000,000.00) from the Four Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic Financial Crime ommissions
both in London and Nigeria this includes cash and frozen assess to compensate
those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters or fraudsters in Nigeria and other part of the world.Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging your payment through an accredited bank in London, UK. This is the latest instruction by the President Alhaji Musa Yar'adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in conjunction with the US government.Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund (US$18.500,000.00) by sending us the below required information and how
you wish to receive your fund.

1. Your Full Name..........Address.........
2. Direct Phone.........Fax number...........
3. Your Age...........Nationality............
4. Occupation........your company name.........
5.sex...........

For your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) in respect of transferring your fund, this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised to contact the below office of the Financial Auditor international Credit Settlement Dept. London, UK with the above information as soon as you receive this important message and for more direction on this

Contact Person:Mr.Harry Ben Johnson
Email: wordpayment12@yahoo.fr

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,which is (445) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the payment officer. You can get your funds here in the UK, United States of America or Africa but you will get all the needed details from Mr.Harry Ben Johnson, so contact him.YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO REPLY TO MY PRIVETE E-MAIL:-mr.jack_partric@yahoo.com

Regards,
Mr. Jack Partric
Secretary







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