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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: "clark frank" <frankclark15@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: frankclark44@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 17:54:41 +0100
Subject: RE:


OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
COLONIAL FINANCE COMPANY NIGERIA
Direct phone 234-1- 765-1678

ATTENTION: Sir/Ma

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file
which worth about Seven Million United States Dollars(US$7,000.000.00)
only. We also found out that you have not receive any payment since the
Nigeria Government has set aside Seven Million United State
Dollars(US$7,000,000.00) only
from the One Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the
Economic Financial Crime Commissions both in London and Nigeria. These
include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who have been attempted
or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria, London and
other part of the country.

Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging your
payment through an accredited bank in London.
This is the latest instruction by the President ALHAJI UMAR YAR'ADUA (GCFR)
Federal Republic Nigeria. And British Prime New Minister Gordon Brown in
conjunction with US government. Please confirm if you will like to receive
the fund(US$7.000,000.00) by sending us the below information and how you
wish to receive your fund

1. Your Full Name and Address
2. Direct Phone/Fax number
3. Your Age and Nationality
4. Occupation

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. UK with the above information as soon as you receive this Important
message for more direction on this 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 to us.Please reply to this email address
frankclark44@o2.pl and call me on 234-1-765-1678

Regards,

Mr. Frank M. Clark
Office of the Financial Auditor
International Credit Settlement Dept
Nigeria

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