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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: "FLORISH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <d.abby09@live.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:24:57 +0100
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT(12/01/10)

16 GLEN ASHCOURT ROAD MIDDLESEX
LONDON ENGLAND.
OUR REF: UK/FFS/RFD/XX2009
FUND REMITTANCE DEPT.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY.

VALUE AMOUNT: Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling.(15,000,000.00Pound Sterling).

The Office of the Lloyds Florish Finance hereby write to confirm to you that we have received Information to release your approved fund 15,000,000.00 Pound Sterling to
your designated bank account.
We have verified The Funds Authenticity, and we have been able to confirm that the FUND is 100% LEGAL. And the money must be Successfully Confirm In Your Bank Account. And your legally sum of GBP15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million ? Pounds Sterling).
We also authenticate the fact that your entitled amount of 15,000,000.00 Pound Sterling is Safe for Immediately remittance to your own designated bank account,All necessary official modalities is being finalized in your favor and the Remittance Director of this the Lloyds Florish ? Finance, shall communicate with you with Great Success within the Next few hours once you comply fastly with this instruction given in this letter.
THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN OUR WIRE SYSTEM SCHEDULE "TTC"
FOR FINAL REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUND.
TO NOTARIZE YOUR FILE AND CERTIFY YOUR FUND FOR REMITTANCE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
SEND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS, YOUR FULL NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO THIS
OFFICE OF THE ROYAL FINANCE IMMEDIATELY.
AT THE RECEIPT OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS, WE WILL NOTARIZE YOUR FILE,
CERTIFY YOUR FUND FOR IMMEDIATE REMITTANCE AND CREDIT YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT WITHIN 24 HOURS.

THANK YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR DAVID ABBY
REMITTANCE OFFICER.

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