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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: "Paul Watson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <africansecorg@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:06:13 -0700
Subject: Attention Fund Owner

 
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) - ORGANISATION DE L'UNITE AFRICAINE - ORGANIZACION DE LA UNIDAD AFRICANA
His Excellency Vijay S. Makhan, Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
 
 
 
                                                        
 
 
 
The Organization of African Unity in-conjunction with African Security Organization,
 
Adisa Ababa,
 
Ethiopia.
 
Email: africansecorg@consultant.com
E-mail: paul_watson@blumail.org
Website: http://africansecuritynetwork.org
Dear sir/madam,
 
 
My names is Barrister Paul Watson. I am the director of External,  Economic and Financial Affairs of the Organization of African Unity/African Security Council, Africa.
Our duty is to look into transactions and records of banks, securities companies and financial houses within Africa based on the directive of His Excellency Vijay S. Makhan, Assistance Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U). We also work in collaboration with Europe, United States of America, Asian and Australian clearing houses.
During our investigation we discovered UN-paid debts from different banks and securities companies, worth over Eight Hundred Million United States of American Dollars, (US$800,000,000,00) Only, lying on paid with Banks in London and it's  environs that your name is short listed to be paid for an INHERITED FUND/ASSET, which requires presentation of some certain vital documents and payment of fees before the fund could be released to you. View the website for more information: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171222.stm
l intimate to you this moment that the problem you are having is from your partners and the lawyers representing you, They do not reveal to you the reason for the delay of your payment and the reason you should pay the charges they are demanding from you. My motive of contacting you is to inform you to stop further payment of any such to your lawyer, financial institution and security firm as you will not receive your fund due to some irregularities, anomalies we discovered in our system and in your transaction file. Our major aim is to protect your fund, your interest, your safety and security conscious.
However, you are hereby advised to forward by E-mail the following details of yours to enable us commence the processing and payment of your entitlement, Seven Million, Five hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars, (US$7,500,000,00), being part payment which has been Approved in your name/favor..
 
 
1.) Your Full Name
2.) Your Complete Address
3.) Your Telephone/Fax numbers respectively..
4.)Your Profession/Position
5.) Age/Gender:
6.) Nationality.
7.) Identification Either A Copy of  Your Passport/Driver's License.
8.) Total Amount You are being owed/Origin of the Fund.
9.) The Name of the Financial Institution holding your entitlement/fund.
10.) Scane, send all the previous document's relating to your business transaction.
 
 
Upon the acknowledgment  of the receipt of your full information, furthermore, you would be advices on how you will receive your fund without any further impediment.
 
 
Finally, you are hereby advised to maintain constant contact with this office and avoid any interaction with unscrupulous agent, partner or lawyer.
 
 
We await your urgent response.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
 
Barrister Paul Watson.Afr                                                 
 

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