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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: INTERPOL POLICE COMMISSION UK <interpolpolicecommissionuk3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:38:37 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: SCAM VICTIMS BENEFICIARY


* *

*INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE
ORGANIZATION
INTERPOLS OPERATIONAL POLICE
New Scotland Yard Broadway London SW1H 0BG
**

DATING SITES LOVER AND 419 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PAYMENT*

*REF/PAYMENT CODE: TRANSFER #06654 $1.8MILLION USD *

This is to bring to your notice that I the representative of Interpol Police
Commission London Uk to the United Nations has been appointed by European
Government /New President of American/United Nation/International Financial
& Economic Crime Unit and ECOWAS in African,London Uk in association with
HALIFAX BANK LONDON UK to pay 100 Countries 419 scam victims $1 .8 Million
each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the Dating
Sites Love and 419 scammed victims,

get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1.8
Million compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, I want you to
know that during the last UN meetings held at United State,it was alarmed so
much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by
various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the
world today,in other to retain the good image of the United State, The
president of the country(President Obama ) who took over the presidential
villa is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1 .8 Million USD each,
the payment will be paid by HALIFAX BANK LONDON UK corresponding paying bank
under funding assistance by the BANK OF AMERICAN (BOA)

According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid
, half of the victims are from the United States,we still have more 16 left
to be paid the compensations of $1 .8Million each.Your particulars was
mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in London uk by Interpol
Police Commission as one of their victims of the operations,you are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any
reason what so ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the
criminals.

For more vital information,please visit:
*http://home.rica.net/alphae/
419coal/news1jul.htm<http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm>
*

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in the world, the
payments are to be paid via ATM swift credit card. And you might be new with
the swift credit card system through the (ATM) automated teller machine
system that allows beneficiary’s direct access to make withdrawal of fund
from any international banks in the world.you are requested to reconfirm the
following information's for the ATM card account activation.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Tel Number:
Mobile Number:
Private Email:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Marital Status:
Age:
Sex:

Immediately you get back to me with this information's to enable us give you
the full contact information of the HALIFAX BANK LONDON UK to enable them
issue you ATM CARDS of your $1.8 Million Compensation fee.

Yours faithfully,

Ronald Kenneth Noble
Interpol Secretary General
Mobile Phone: +4470359 86253

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