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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: "Ms. Sarah Garcia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Sarah-Garcia@live.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:03:54 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT NOTIFICATION,,58.180.53.42 test 1234

VERY URGENT NOTIFICATION

Hurry now and claim your fund from the Central Bank of Nigeria or your fund will be diverted by the wicked officials of the CBN.

I am Ms. Sarah Garcia(f) 25 years old. .I am a Computer Scientist working at the fund remittance dept of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

I came across your file marked X and your released disk painted RED. I took time to study it and tried to find out why the funds were not released to you, and i found out that some top corrupt officials of this bank are trying by all means to have your fund which is duly approved for remittance diverted into their foreign bank account in Swiss.



I can help you claim your fund if you can assure me of my security and willingness to compensate me after you must have received the funds in your account.

I am willing to do this because you need to know the status of your payment and cause for the delay. This is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria and you may not understand because you are not a Nigerian.

The only thing needed to release this fund to you is the Original fund Owner's Certificate as specified by the Homeland Security ,and FBI which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the Internal Revenue Service IRS for clearance of the transferred amount into your account.

Once the Original Fund Owner's Certificate is issued and tendered , your fund will immediately reflect in your bank within 10 Minutes. The only authorized and sincere person who will issue you the Original Documents is Mrs. Doreen Dickson who works at the fund transfer certifcation unit of the CBN.

Make sure you indicate your file letter X and tell her its painted color Red so she will be able to recognize your file.

The President made a compensation fund release for all unpaid beneficiaries/contractors.

Therefore, you are not going to receive only your original initial fund, the compensation fund release bonus will be added to your original fund payment as well.

The whole funds both your initial payment and the compensation payment shall be transferred to your bank account as soon as the Original issued to you.

Do get back to me ASAP if you are still interested in claming your fund.
Please note that you must keep this a secret and stop further commication with all those trying to get money out of you for the sake of your funds

My e-mail address is: Sarah-Garcia@live.co.uk
Yours sincerely,

Ms. Sarah Garcia

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