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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: "Mr. Grace Japeng Moffett" <jan.moffett4@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: jan.moffett@virgilio.it
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:59:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Atten: Beneficiary,

Atten: Beneficiary,
Following the disaster that rcoket Gulf of Mexico oil spill
the United States of America inconjuction with British energy giant BP reached
a tentative agreement with President Barack Obama to place about $20 billion in
a special fund to pay damage claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Mr
Obama told Americans in a televised speech on Tuesday he would demand at
Wednesday's White House meeting that BP set aside the money in an independently
administered fund to pay for the claims, after the meeting President Barack
Obama visits to the US Gulf coast, Mr Obama has heard complaints from residents
that the claims process is too long and complicated and that BP is paying out
too little money.

BP executives, including Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO
Tony Hayward and BP US boss Lamar McKay, filed into the West Wing of the White
House just before 10 am ET (1400 GMT) for talks with Mr Obama, their first
since the crisis, after the meeting the both parties agree on amount to be
paid to claims as US$900,000.00.

This amount certificate bank draft have been
forwarded to bank of America, before this fund be paid to you you're advice to
send your personal information both scan copy driving license before we have
approve you for payment to bank of America.

Yours Faithfully
Mr. Grace J.
Moffett
International Association
of Financial (IAF) & United State
Lottery
Wining Payment Unit
1020 Suncast Ln., Ste. 102 El
Dorado Hills, USA

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