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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: "Michael Cena" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelcenaforeignlodgingdept@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 00:43:33 +0100
Subject: FUND NOTIFICATION!!!

International Debt Funds Recoup Unit of
United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC.
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW;
Washington , DC 20220
E-mail: michaelcenaforeignlodgingdept@gmail.com

We call on your attention to be enlighten that we the International Debt Funds Recoup Unit of United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, with the active support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, have escalate our watch on your computer and telephone communication because we discovered you have been communicating with imposters imposing as important dignitaries to undisclosed organizations.

We have monitored transaction list of the Western Union, and the Wal-Mart Money Gram for transaction made on your name, and transaction made through your bank account within the states and overseas, however our general findings urged us to setup multifaceted maximum security on your everyday activities most specially your email correspondence and telephone communications.

Base on how fascinating your case turned out to be, we deployed representatives of International Debt Funds Recoup Unit under the superiority of United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, to investigate if there was any funds, as a result of Contract Payment Funds, Lottery Winning Funds or Inheritance Funds owe to you by the undisclosed organizations, and to our dismay, it was discovered that your name appeared as owner of funds valued US$15.5Million United States Dollars.

The assembly of American Government bureaus, sent on your behalf on this exploit, confirmed that the guiding principles, and blueprint of your funds recoup was fair, and just considered opinion by the organization, and the outcome of the event was a solution to curtail activities of con artist, and is indeed a perfect solution to your quest on your funds.

Finally the recouped funds has arrived U.S Department of the Treasury Washington DC, been properly arranged into Steel Security Cash Trunk, otherwise called Cash Consignment Baggage, and is currently deposited in the U.S Treasury Basement here in Washington DC.

To claim your funds, we urge you to reconfirm your personal information stated as following below that will be used for the delivery of the Steel Security Cash Trunk, otherwise called Cash Consignment Baggage to your location.

1. First Name:
2. Middle Name:
3. Last Name:
4. Home Phone Number:
5. Cell Phone Number:
6. Home Address:
7. Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
8. Driver's License/ Passport Copy:
9. Issuing State/ Province:
10. Marital Status:
11. Current Employer Name:
12. Position/Title:
13. Property Owner (Yes/No):
14. Property Location (US/Canada):

This is compulsory instruction.

God Bless America.

Mr. Michael Cena.
Manager International Debt Funds Recoup
Unit of United States Department
Of the Treasury Washington DC.

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