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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.Becky Cole" <gamdak@gamdak.co.za>
Reply-To: <mrs.beckycole0007@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 13:34:41 +0200
Subject:


SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000.00 USD BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $500,000.00 USD.

Greetings To You,

On behalf of the OBAMA'S FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS, we wish to notify you as

a beneficiary of $500,000.00 USD in compensation of scam victims.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the OBAMA'S

FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS in World Bank to pay 10 victims of scam

$500,000.00 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)each.
Your E-mail ID were listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed

victims to be paid this amount.

Do contact ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL BANK, United Kingdom Branch for

verification and release of your $500,000.00 USD that we have deposited with the

ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER BANK,UK. The account log on will be presented to you by

the Bank in order to access the funds before releasing into your nominated bank

account. You will transfer the funds into your nominated account on-line as the

ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER BANK,UK will provide the necessary information to you. We

have taken care of the cost of transfer (C.O.T) and the VAT. Please if you are

willing to accept the funds, do contact the Principal Assurance Manager of the

ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER BANK,UK with the following details:You are to fill the

appropriate form and submit to the bank.

[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________

Principal Assurance Manager of the ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER BANK,UK
Name: Mrs.Becky Cole
Private Email:mrs.beckycole0007@yahoo.com.hk

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Carrivan Brain
Coordinator.
OBAMA'S FOUNDATION.

____________________________________________________________________________
www.gamdak.co.za

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