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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: Capt John Smith <alfredabu77@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnsmith1@megamail.pt
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:01:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Read Carefully And Get Back Urgently


FROM THE DESK OF CAPT JOHN SMITH
HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT,
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH,
NEW SCOTLAND YARD ROOM 1215,
BROADWAY LONDON SW1H 0BG,
OUR REF: GL-GWAS-005-31.
Email:johnsmith1@megamail.pt
Attn: Beneficiary,
I am Capt,John Smith,Head of Investigation Department (Scotland Yard).
I am contact you Regarding a payment file of outstanding contract/inheritance fund amounting to ($7musd) which was brought on my table after much investigation on the fund by my team Scotland Yard money Laundry/crime elite to investigate numerous fund coming Via African Country’s, Middle East, Asian and Latin America into British and European Union Banks.
Due to the high rate of money laundry and terrorist activities going on in the entire world now has prompt the UK Government, European Union, British finance office,M15,British Metropolitan Police and the Scotland Yard in colabration with the  most support by the World Bank,gives this great office the power to investigates all bank transaction and to clear all Overdue outstanding dept been onwed to many beneficiarys by many banks all over the world.
For as We have Finally discover that some of these deposited funds are genuine and originated from the Right Sources .Such as Contracts Payment, Inheritance Claim and above it all Lottery Winning Claims for this reason the UK Governmentand with the support of the WORLD BANK has decided to uphold its Public/international Recognition and influence by Instructing that the said beneficiary’s entire Fund be paid to them in full with all accumulated interest and from the records of outstanding payment your name was discovered as next on the list to recieve your outstanding Payment of ($7musd)
Based on the finding in this investigation Department we wish to inform you that your payment is being process and it will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter
In view of the above you are therefore requested to re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings informations to Authenticate your claims.
(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone#.
(3) Contact Address
(4) Occupations, Age and Marital status.
(5) A photo copy of your International Passport, Drives license or ID Card.
Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or to contact you in respect to the collection of your funds will be giving to you by this office and we wish to warn you against some impostors,that you should stop any dealing with any other office or bank if not giving to you from this office to avoid you been scam of your money.
We have been on this investigation assignment for about Six years now, cuddly to the top government official who Are in support to this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in the world.
I waits your urgent respones to enable conclude your transaction,
Best Regards,
Capt,John Smith,
Head of Investigation Department (SCOTLAND YARD)
Email:johnsmith1@megamail.pt
 



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