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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: "FROM: MR.BEN SEAL COLE" <benseal@worlddept.org>
Reply-To: benseal47@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:41:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dear beneficiary please urgent attention is needed.




FROM: MR.BEN SEAL COLE.Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee.

We are pleased to inform you that We are World Debt Reconciliation
Committee newly set up by The International Bank For Reconciliation And
Development (WORLD BANK)and the International Monetary Fund(IMF)based on
series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as
Co-operate Bodies and Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO)on the inability
of some Government of different countries in the World, Commercial banks
and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt,
Inheritance Fund and Winning prize fund.
After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors of
WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), It was resolved and agreed
upon that this body-WORLD INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITEE will
work extensively to ensure that all outstanding Contract Payment, Your
Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will be paid without any hitch
and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body.

It may interest you to know that during our investigation, we discovered
an unpaid sum of money,US$7.5m(Seven million,five hundred United States
dollars) in your name.
Note that on receipt of your confirmation,your FunD which we have
recovered from where it has been held up will be processed for immediate
payment based on your choice of payment.

Urgently furnish this Office with your Name and contact information to
enable us open up communication with you regarding the payment of your
fund.
You are advised to reply via email for further details.

Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
MR.BEN SEAL COLE.

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