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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: "paulkwame@terra.es" <paulkwame@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:51:53 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT




Valued Attention,


I resumed duty recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debt (West African Monitoring Institution), a committee set up by the WAMI under the able presidency and via the inspection of the International Monitoring Force (IMF)


The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding debts owed and the records before me have revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of official negligence as many abnormalities had happened in the Banks where some top official of the apex Bank has collaborate with impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and misguided about the position of this fund and having the opportunity to extort money from you that kept your payment too longer up till date.



May it interest you to know that your payment has since being deposited with bank abroad which in few days, all payment transaction will be concluding according to the agreement and you will receive your payment through a casher cheque or bank transfer pending your own choice, the cheque will be issued in your name and send to you from the bank with current information we may receive from you.



However, be informed earlier today from the programming office here in Benin that, you are reponsible to bear the predominant expenses for the programming of your information and payment into the micro chip compartment of our central system as the authorities demand which we described as selective payment and your transfer will be completed immediately we receive your current information and the every steps been clarified in our office here or in UK.


Note this selective payment fee is nondeductible from your main amount for security reasons, as your payment is covered by a solid insurance bond for adequate protection from being touched or intercepted by any personality.


For your information kindly forward to this email at samuelad01@myway.com all the bellow stated current information of yours for successful programming of your payment without any delay. 1)The last four digits f your social security number 2) Your contact address and
3) Telephone


Also advise how you want to receive your payment so that we can instruct you on how to step into this procession to enable us carry out all the procedures here and to grant our corresponded bank to the access into our dollars account for crediting of your payment any way you wish to receive it.



Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any E-mail, telephone calls that does not come from this office this is to avoid any new effort devised for the diversion of your payment by any person.



Accept our congratulations in advance.


Note: this office is at work for 24 hours every week until the end of our service, we are ready to receive and attend to your case any time and any day.


Best regards,
Mr. Paul K.





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