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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 Benson"<barrpaulbenson03@globomail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:50:23 -0800
Subject: Official Memo For Your Update [1 Attachment]

SUB: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CASH DELIVERY.
 
However, i wish to personally bring to your urgent attention, so that you will be aware that your yet unclaimed payment data's is still reflecting on our Central Information Data Base (CIDB) as unpaid and un-claimed owed debt in my department where i newly work as the newly appointed (UN) lawyer in charge of fighting for the irrevocable releasing of all yet unpaid debts recently recovered back from various payment agencies by the Federal Reserve Treasury Foreign Debt Reconciliation High Commission (FRTFDRHC) here in the United Kingdom, after discovering that your payment has been delayed un-necessary due to various unreasonable reason while auditing was going on this week.
 
See Enclosed Mail For Details
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