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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: "Barr. King Nelo" <gendot_atack@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: kingnelo@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:08:15 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Attn


Attn
Dear Sir/Ma,
 
I hope that this correspondence is received with the
urgency and theexpediency required.It has come to
the notice of the Board of Trustees at the Financial
Action Task Force on Money-Laundering (FATF)
that your present inheritance claims application
being handled by the Remitting Banks is experiencing
some man made irregularities.To this effect,it has become
necessary for the Board of Trustees to invite trained
Fund Transfer Assets transfer Specialists from the
United States to resolve and regularize your fund
release with immediate effect and stop all further
fund discrepancies.

We at Plart & Associates have been duly consulted by
the Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering
(FATF) Board of Trustees and have been fully informed
about how the staff of the remitting banks have been
taking advantage of you by telling you to pay unnecessary
exorbitant charges which Will only make your fund payment
long drawn out process.

Due to this we have decided to step into the process of
your fund transfer to enable your funds to be transferred
within the soonest possible time without needing to pay
all the huge sums of monies that are being demanded from
you by the remitting bank,you are to get back to us immediately.
 
All processes to have your funds paid to you immediately
through the Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering
(FATF)'s Liaison Remittance ffice in New York have been
initiated to cut out unnecessary cost.You areadvised to
keep this communication highly confidential as the Financial
Action Task Force on Money-Laundering (FATF) Board of Trustees
have asked us to resolve his fund payment independent of the
office of the Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering
(FATF) Governor to identify the the principal participants in
this unethical payment procedure.

Furthermore,you are hereby advised to pay no further fees or
charges to the Remitting Banks as well as any person or persons,
Real or Fictitious, prostates and institutions as they shall no
longer be handling your payment process.
We shall await your immediate correspondence with indication that
you intend to receive your Fund accompany with your telephone
so that we may conclude your payment immediately.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. King Nelo
Plart & Associates
c/o Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering (FATF).
 
Statement of confidentiality: "the information in this email and in any
attachments contains confidential information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any person without authorization.


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