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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: "MRS.RAOMA. CHRISTE" <raomac5@click21.com.br>
Reply-To: drchristeraoma@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:02:18 -0300
Subject: FRAUD VICTIM USD1M COMPENSATION APPROVAL IN YOUR FAVOUR





FRAUD VICTIM USD1M COMPENSATION APPROVAL IN YOUR FAVOUR

UNITED NATIONS DELEGATION ON FRAUD
VICTIMS COMPENSATION.


SUBJECT: FRAUD VICTIM USD1M COMPENSATION APPROVAL IN YOUR FAVOUR

ATTN: HONOURABLE FRAUD VICTIM COMPENSATION BENEFICIARY,

I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AS THE UNITED NATIONS DELEGATION OFFICER ON
COMPENSATION OF FINANCIAL FRAUD VICTIMS IN AFRICA . AND AUTHORIZED
TO PAY 100 NIGERIAN SCAM VICTIMS US$1M EACH. YOU ARE LISTED AND
APPROVED FOR THIS COMPENSATION AS ONE OF THE SCAMED VICTIMS. YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO AVOID FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE SENSELESS
SCAMERS BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ARE KEEPING DOG
WATCH OVER ANY MAIL YOU ARE SENDING OUT

IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THAT ALMOST ALL THE FINANCIAL FRAUD CRIME AROUND
THE WORLD HAS ROOT IN NIGERIA . IN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THIS RECORD
DURING THE LAST U.N. MEETING HELD AT ABUJA NIGERIA ,THE NIGERIAN
PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU YAR` ADUA . HAS OWNED UP TO THIS AND HAS
ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMISED TO COMPENSATE ALL VICTIMS
OF FINANCIAL FRAUD AROUND THE WORLD WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF US$1M
EACH

I HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO ARRANGE THE IMMEDIATE DISBURSEMENT OF
FRAUD VICTIMS APPROVED COMPENSATION THROUGH ANY BANK IN AFRICA
CONVENIENT TO ME ON BEHALF OF NIGERIA AND AFRICA IN GENERAL.

I WILL FLY TO AFRICA TO ARRANGE FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR
APPROVED COMPENSATION AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION FROM YOU:

A. YOUR FULL NAMES AND MAILLING ADDRESS
B. OCCUPATION AND POSITION HELD
C. RELIGION
D. CEL PHONE /FAX NUMBERS
E. FULL BANKING PARTICULARS OF EITHER EXISTING BANK ACCOUNT OR
A COMPLETELY NEW AND EMPTY BANK ACCOUNT.
F. COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.

I WILL BE DEPARTING FOR AFRICA TONIGHT TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH ANY BANK IN AFRICA CONVENIENT TO ME. UPON MY ARRIVAL IN
AFRICA I WILL COMMUNICATE WITH YOU FOR THE FEW DAYS I WILL SPEND IN
AFRICA TO CONCLUDE YOUR PAYMENT.

MEANWHILE, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ME THE SUM OF USD400.
ALLOCATED TO ME FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT . I WILL DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO
SEND THE MONEY WHEN I ARRIVE AFRICA. NOTE THAT YOUR PARTICULARS
WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE FRAUD SYNDICATE RECENTLY ARRESTED IN
ONE AFRICAN COUNTRY, AS ONE OF THEIR VICTIM HENCE THIS COMPENSATION
APPROVAL WAS MADE IN YOUR FAVOUR.

WITH THIS COMPENSATION APPROVED IN YOUR FAVOUR YOU SHOULD HELP
YOUR SELF BY NOT CONTINUING IN ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE
CRIMINALS AS INVESTIGATION HAS PROVED THAT ALL THOSE THAT HAVE
COMMUNICATED YOU OVER ANY FUND OF ANY ORIGIN IN AFRICA ARE
FRAUDSTERS AS THE FUNDS THE TALKED ABOUT NEVER EXISTED HENCE YOU
ARE BEING COMPENSATED AS ONE OF THE ESTABLISHED VICTIMS OF
FRAUDSTERS IN AFRICA.

BE WARNED NOT TO DUPLICATE THIS MESSAGE TO ANYBODY FOR ANY
REASON.THE US SECRET SERVICES ARE ALREADY ON THE TRACE OF THE
CRIMINALS

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MOST OF THE FINANCIAL FRAUD CASES TOOK
PLACE IN NIGERIA .FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEEALED THAT MOST OF THE
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN VARIOUS OFFICES, AGENCIES AND ALL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA ARE INVOLVED IN FINANCIAL FRAUD.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO BELEIVE IT ,NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL THAT YOU ARE
ONLY A VICTIM OF AFRICAN FRAUDSTERS AS THE MONEY YOU ARE HOPING TO
RECEIVE FROM ANYWHERE IN AFRICA OR OUTSIDE AFRICA AS LOTTERY
WINNING, CONTRACT /SUPPLY OR INHERITANCE FUND ETC. DOES NOT EXIST
HENCE YOU MUST STOP FURTHER CHASE OF THE NON EXISTENT MONEY TO
AVOID FURTHEOR LOOSES TO FRAUDSTERS .

YOU ARE ADVISED TO FORWARD TO ME ANY MESSAGE YOU ARE RECEIVING
FROM ANY PERSON ,OFFICE, BANK , MINISTRIES ETC. IN ANY AFRICAN COUNTRY
AND ELSE WHERE PRESENLTY TO ME TO ENABLE ME STOP THEM FROM PLAYING
FURTHER FRAUD ON YOU WHEN I ARRIVE AFRICA

YOUR QUICK RESPONSE IS ANTICIPATED.

ATTACHED IS MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOUR OBSERVATION


CONGRATULATIONS!.

MRS.RAOMA. CHRISTE
___________________________________________________________________________________
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