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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: larry morris <morilary09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidsondick.bnk@mail.mn
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:22:56 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary


U.S. Department of Treasury
West Canada Foreign Remittance Payment Department.
Toronto-Dominion Center P.O. Box 987 Toronto, Ontario M9K 1H7


Attention Dear Beneficiary,

We the entire members of Top Management of the U.S. Department of Treasury
West African Foreign Remittance Payment Department. Toronto Canada, on
behalf of the Government of the United States of America,under the auspices
of the US Treasury Department held a meeting this week concerning your
payment,both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds which
werenot released to the right benefactors.

Mr. Timothy Geithner Executive Secretary, United States Treasury Department,
has just informed our Department here in Toronto Canada that All the listed
contractors and Inheritance funds benefactors which
their CONTRACT PAYMENT SUM AND INHERITANCE FUNDS were not paid to should be
released to them with immediate effect.

We discovered that your payment listed to us has accrued up to $5.7 Million
(Five Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), you are advised
to respond with effect so that we will process your payment to
be made in any form you wish to receive your funds.

Kindly respond to this office so that your payment will be processed and
transferred under 72hours of receiving this email.

On going through our files yesterday, we discovered that your file was
dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your
payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to
the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.
Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password
No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No :
103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ;
Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number,
therefore You are qualified
now to received and confirm Your payment with the TDCanada Trust Bank
immediately within 72hours.

However, I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will
be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that
from the records presented to the bank your outstanding inheritance contract
payment has accrued up to the sum of US$5.7 Million (5 Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE US
RECONFIRM THAT IT IS SAME AS WE HAVE HERE IN OUR OFFICE:

1.Full Name:
2.Phone Number:
3.Residential Address:
4.Legal Occupation and Position

BE SURE TO PROVIDE THE ABOVE INFORMATIONS CORRECTLY.
As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you,
As a result of the on-going drive of the United States National Treasury
Department to update our books and clear overdue payments to all rightful
beneficiaries / heirs, I strongly recommend that you promptly and humbly
respond to this notification letter immediately.

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call,
if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters
that have been frustrating you, I shall stop and cancel your payment
immediately .

Thanks and God Bless you.

Mr. Larry Morris
West Canada Foreign Remittance Payment Department.
Toronto-Dominion Center P.O. Box 987 Toronto, Ontario M9K 1H7

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