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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: "britishcommission018 Gazeta.pl" <britishcommission018@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 15:15:21 +0200
Subject: YOUR RE-COMPENSATION FOR BEING SCAMMED call (+234 802-285-5473) Reply ASAP


*BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992
Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District, Abuja.
TEL: +234 802-285-5473*
*E-MAIL: **britishcommission@gmail.com* <britishcommission@gmail.com>
* : **foreigncompensation@hotmail.com*<foreigncompensation@hotmail.com>


*

Attention Please!!!

We are delegated from the British High Commission to pay 104 identified
victims of 419 scam. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of
the scammed victims. get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate
payment of your compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, I
want you to know that during the last UN meetings held in Abuja, Nigeria, it
was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of
funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all
over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the
president of the Country in collaboration with the British high commission
is now paying 104 victims of this operators.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments
are to be paid through (Mr. Robert Dewar) British high commission under
funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to the number
of applicants at hand, 84 proved victims has been paid, half of the victims
are from the United States and Asia, we still have more 20 left to be paid
the compensations.

Your particulars was mentioned as one of their victims of the operations by
one of the syndicates who was arrested, you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason for whatsoever,
the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal.
You will receive your compensations payments via an ATM cashable at any ATM
center around you. I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I
hear from you. In reply, provide your:
1. contact telephone number
2. Delivery address.

Respond with Your Personal information including your phone number and you
can also contact my office on: (+234 802-285-5473)

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Robert B Dewar
British High Commission)
(+234 802-285-5473)
*

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