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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: "WORLD BANK DONATION" <worldbankdonation2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pwfoster52@live.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:49:24 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: WORLD BANK DONATION

WORLD BANK DONATION
WEST AFRICAN, CLEARANCE
OFFICE,33, BANK AVENUE, VICTORIA
ISLAND, LAGOS - NIGERIA
EMAIL: pwfoster52@live.com

Dear Lucky Winner,

I am Mr. Patrick W. Foster, the Chief Clearance Agent of the World Bank
Donation Program, which was conducted through an Internet Email Extractor
Ballotting, Telephone Numbers Selection,Online & General Business
Database.

Your email address was selected through the Database and the World Bank
have approved the sum of US$3,500,000.00{Three million Five Hundred
Thousand U.S Dollars} this fund is for you to support your Education,
WorkShop Materials,and also to create an Avenue that will provide
resources for your family and help members of your family to get modern
Education, this Program comes up every 5th month of the year and we select
only 10 Lucky Winners every year of which you are one of the lucky
winners.

This Program is sponsored by World Bank, Paris Club and the United Nations
Organization,Kindly furnish us with the details as stated below for the
processing of your Payment.


Your Full name.................
Your Telephone and Fax Numbers.......................
Your Age & Occupation.....................................
Your Office or Home Address............................
An attached Copy of your ID CARD.......................
Sex...........................Marital Status...........................

I await to hear from you as soon as possible,

Yours Faithfully,


Mr. Patrick Foster
World Bank Donation,
Clearance Agent.



PROMOTION PROCEDURES:NO TICKETS WERE SOLD, ALL EMAILS WAS EXTRACTED FROM
ALL REGISTERED SEARCH ENGINES,BUSINESS DIRECTORY,PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT
IN CASE THIS WON EMAIL ADDRESS BELONGS TO A COMPANY OR AN ORGANIZATION,
YOU HAVE TO PRESENT TO US ONE PERSON THAT WILL FOLLOW UP THE PROCESSES
UNTIL THE FUND IS CLAIMED, PROCESSED EMAILS FOR WINNERS WERE EMERGED FROM
COMPANIES,SCHOOLS,PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS.


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