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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. Mercy Hunt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <master-cards@live.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:01:08 -0400
Subject: COMPENSATION NOTIFICATION

MasterCard® / Microsoft® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT UK.UNITED KINGDOM DIRECTOR: Mr. Ashley Steve Jr.
 
 
TABLE OF COMPENSATION.
 
 
REGISTRATION NO: 9027640
INSURANCE NO: MSTC006 {pending}
TAX CLEARANCE NO: 28456
AMOUNT: #850,000.00 GBP
 
 
This email address has brought you an unexpected Luck, please read through this message. The IMF has been authorized by the
 
G20 summit and also empowered with one trillion dollars to commence the immediate release of all held funds from the United
 
Kingdom, United State, Europeans, Asia and Africa to cushion the world economic depression. MasterCard® / Microsoft®
 
INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT have been employed to commence the immediate compensation and co-ordination of payments of all
 
pending Federal government contracts, Inheritance, Bank transfers, Lottery winnings and compensations of fraud victims,
 
inquiries should be directed to this department immediately.
 
 
Your file has been updated and your email was selected and confirmed by our co-sponsor Microsoft International, through
 
their latest monitoring internet software. You are therefore been approved by IMF / MasterCard Int. /Microsoft UK the sum of
 
#850,000.00 GBP (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS). Equivalent to $1,411,829.01 USD. In Cash, Credited to
 
MasterCard No.5433 1234 5678 9012 with serial Numbers: 2419879 and With Reg. No.MCIMJ: 5148/4178, you are the sixth
 
Beneficiary to be notified and we are only compensating 10 beneficiaries in this first stage of the process.
 
 
All beneficiaries are mandated to travel over immediately to master card regional office with valid identification in PERSON
 
to sign the release documents at, 15 Selwood Terrace, South Kensington, London, SW7 3QG, to collect their MASTER CARD all
 
necessary legal documents have been dully paid for or you can contact the United States justice Department for direct
 
delivery in the case of non appearance.
 
 
For non appearance you are to provide #200 British pounds via western union with your security code 00147 and your
 
REGISTRATION NO: 9027640 to the account department. Contact MasterCard®
 
 
Claims Administrator for delivery and payment information.
 
UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGENT:
 
Name: PATRICK JONES.
 
Head of Claims Dept.
 
Private E-MAIL: master-card@live.co.uk
 
Tel:447045709105
 
FOR NON APPEARANCES, DO NOT CONTACT JUSTICE EMMANUEL CHRISTOPHER..IF YOU CAN NOT PAY FOR YOUR APPROVAL SLIP.
 
Again for your information, all the 10 beneficiaries were Selected through the Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) drawn
 
from each continent and from each ISP, by the most powerful Microsoft Software Incorporation, as part of our International
 
"E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use of MasterCard's and the use of Microsoft Offices all over the World. Further
 
more, to promote the use of online payments, for the settlement of debts (taxes) and payment of bills and compensations.
 
 
Your fund? #850,000.00 British Pounds has been Programmed into your MasterCard (5433 1234 5678 9012), ready for payment. All
 
you have to do is provide the necessary information to process your MasterCard Certificate and also to upgrade our up coming
 
WEBSITE.
 
 
Please note that there are impostors (Scammers) who pretend to be us, so be careful and report to us any case of double
 
information you receive from someone else.
 
 
Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with all the claims requirements below. To avoid unnecessary delay. They
 
are needed to proceed.
 
 
Claims Requirements:
 
 
1. Full Name:.......................................
2. Address:.........................................
3. Nationality:...................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:.................
5. Occupation:....................Nature of Work................
6. Phone:..................Fax:.....................
7. State of Origin:.............Country:............
8. Sex:...............................................
9. Email Address:
 
 
PROCEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.
 
 
1. Contact the Claims Administrator with all your claims requirements well filled.
 
2. Your Winning MasterCard (5433 1234 5678 9012), has been insured to it real value.
 
3. Payments are made in Great British Pounds. (#850,000.00 British Pounds)
 
4. Any mail received of such should be reported to the claims Administrator above. This will help fight scam.
 
5. Your claims administrator, has the due right to disqualify you for misconduct
 
6. Do not reply to this e-mail, please, contact your claims administrator by email as given above
 
7. All prizes should be claimed on or before 21 days (three weeks) after announcement.
 
 
Secretary
 
Mrs. Mercy Hunt @
MasterCard® / Microsoft® Mega Jackpot.
 
 
WARNING!!!
 
ANY MAIL RECEIVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY;
 
THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTORS.
 
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
 
 
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