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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: "CENTRAL BANK OF U.A.E" <peterw1960@megamail.pt>
Reply-To: <dr.pershanayak@arab.ir>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:27:16 +0400
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

VIEW  PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM
 
Attn:
I  am His Excellency Sultan N. Al-Suwaidi Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. Despite significant
 
policy efforts, the dramatic intensification of the financial crisis has continued to provoke an unprecedented
 
contraction in economic activity and trade,particularly in the industrialized countries, and induced a globally
 
synchronized downturn.
The speed of the recovery will obviously depend on the measures that policymakers take and their ability to restore
 
confidence and stability of financial systems. There is limited
evidence, however, that these efforts have firmly arrested the downturn, and restoration of
confidence has proved elusive.
 
On 30th November  2009 I discovered that you are being owed the sum of US$10.000.000.00(Ten Million Dollars Only}  as
 
unpaid Contract/Inherittance/lottery fund in Contractors Category [A] Record file U.A.E Government in a International
 
Monetary and Financial Committee Meeting was mandated to offset all international debt to reduce global economy
 
meltdown .
Therefore you are required to re-confirm your information for verification and immediate payment within 24 hours.
Your Full Name: ______________
Your Complete Address__________________________
Name of City of Residence:____________________
Country:______________________________________
Direct Telephone Number:______________________
Mobile Number:________________________________
AGE :_________________________________________
Fax Number:___________________________________
Occupation: ________________________________
Copy of your identification
Your Nearest Airport_________________________
 
We shall not entertain Impostors and you must proof that you are the rightful owner of this funds before final payment
 
commences.
Finally,you have the right to make choice between these three mode of payments.
A)WIRE TRANSFER(BANK TO BANK)
B)DIPLOMATIC CASH PAYMENT
C)ATM CARD PAYMENT.
Get back to me asap.
Yours in Service,
 
Sultan N. Al-Suwaidi
Governor of the Central Bank
of the United Arab Emirates
 

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