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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: "Ben Seal Cole" <world_ben112@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: bensealcole101@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:24:05 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE, UK LONDON


FROM: MR. BEN SEAL COLE.
Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee.

Tel:+44 70457 35084

We are pleased to inform you that We are World Debt Reconciliation
Committee newly set up by The International Bank For Reconciliation
And Development (WORLD BANK)and the International Monetary
Fund(IMF)based on series of petitions we received from International
Bodies such as Co-operate Bodies and Non-Governmental
Organizations(NGO)on the inability of some Government of different
countries in the World, Commercial banks and World Lottery
Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance Fund
and Winning prize fund.

After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors
of WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), It was resolved and
agreed upon that this body-WORLD INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION
COMMITTEE will work extensively to ensure that all outstanding
Contract Payment, Your Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will

be paid without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF
Insurance body.

It may interest you to know that during our investigation, we
uncovered an outstanding unpaid/unclaimed sum of money in your name
and a mandate has been given to our commitee,World Debt Reconciliation

Committee, to contact you for the payment of your funds.

Note that on receipt of your confirmation,your funds which we have
recovered from where it has been held up will be processed for
immediate payment based on your choice of payment.

Urgently furnish this Office with your contact information to enable
us open up communication with you regarding the payment of your fund.

You are advised to contact us immediately for further details.

Thanks.

Yours Faithfully,

MR.BEN SEAL COLE.
Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee.

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