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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: "AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY (APRA)"<davgary272@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:58:41 -0000
Subject: FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT OFFICE HEAD OFFICE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.

FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT OFFICE
IN CONJUCTION WITH
PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
KEVIN MICHAEL RUDD
HEAD OFFICE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.
Our Ref: LBB/IRD/AU/010

After a joint meeting of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the Senate Committee on Foreign Debts reconciliation and the Presidential Payment and Implementation Panel on Contract/ Inheritance fund under Category, this was addressed and headed by the Prime Minister of Australia, KEVIN MICHAEL RUDD. It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter. This meeting was initiated of your funds worth $25M which is an overdue payment to be remitted to you by the government of the Commonwealth of Australia.

To this regards, this office has been given the SOLE authority by the Prime Minister of Australia, KEVIN MICHAEL RUDD to handle and release all contract/ inheritance fund. You are therefore advised NOT to contact ANY OTHER OFFICE to avoid further complications in your payment file. Every arrangement for the remittance of your overdue fund payment of $25M (Twenty Five Million Dollars) has been concluded and the fund will be released to you within 5 banking days of your response.

Please reconfirm the information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your fund remittance without further delays:

1) Your Full Name
2) Fax and Mobile #
3) Home/ Office Address
4) Profession and Age

You are to contact this office immediately on the receipt of this e-mail message. I apologize on behalf of the government of the Commonwealth of Australia for the delay in your payment and promise you that it will never repeat itself again as we are into our new government.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. SMITH JACKSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (APRA).



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