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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: Office File <officefil-----2331@att.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:50:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Executive Director And Chief Economist


Bank Of England
Address, Threadneedle Street,
London EC2R 8AH
>From Desk Of Mr.Spencer Dale
Phone; +44-7045-731-743.

Sir,
 
I am sorry for this message but you should kindly give attention and stop chasing chadow. I Am (Mr.Spencer Dale), Executive Director and Chief Economist With Bank Of England Fact Finding & Special Duties Office In London. I Am Writing You This Letter Based On The Fact That Cool Penny Is Better Than Millions Of Dollars, Means It's Better For One To Live And Die Poor Honest Man/Woman Than A Rich Dishonest One.


During the international investigation with international Monitary Fund (IMF), on this investigation was when we discovered your file and saw what your were going through with your fund.We Have Seen Your Fund Floating Through The Computer Network. And you have done all that is necessary to be done to get your fund but Without Any Success.


But The Corrupt Officials with African Government Mostly in West Africa's,Benin And London Sit On Your Fund, asking you for payment One After Another, Just for Their Selfish Interest And to Enrich them Self...

 
After You Have Being Extorted Through Some Corrupt Officials At The various offices, Banks and attorney's. Affiliate Bank In London/Europe/Courier companies And They Fail Not To Transfer Your Money To You But Since Then They Started Finding One Place Or The Order To Extort Money From You, Claiming That They Are Helping You. Swearing With Heaven and Their Life's I Am A Good Christian And Will Never Be Involve In This Crime And Fraudulent Activities From Some Officials At The Bank And Other Governmental Parastatal.


I Am Writing To Bring This Very Crucial Issue To Your Notice And Make You To Stop Chasing Shadow And Stop Spending Your Hard Earn Money. If You Continue Dealing With Those Officials. I Promise You That You Will Never Get Your Fund Rather You Will Be Asking One After Another For Payment Or Some Fee For Some Document and legality, Courier Fees And Otherwise, And Those Documents Will Continue Till The End Of Your Life Unless You Stop Now And Find A Solution To Your problems. If Your Fund Is illegal, The Government and other ministries couldn't have approved it. Therefore Be Wise And Realize Your Senses Now.


Their Tricks Of Extortion Will Never End Unless You Leave Them Now And Stop Further Communication With Them Because If You Continues, They Will Continue Giving You Some Sweet Stories That Will Make You To Believe Them. But You Will Only Regret Those Things Thereafter.


This Fund Have Been Floating With Banks But They Never Wanted To Transfer The Money To You Otherwise They Wanted To Exhausted You And Make Sure You Send All Your Life Savings To Them Just To Enrich Them Self. A Word Is Enough For A Wise. However, I Will Only Help You To Get This Money Transfer To Your Account With The Following Condition.


1} On No Condition Should Anybody Know That I Am Working With You Because They Would Like To Kill Me For Betraying Them As I Review Their Secret To You,If You Accept The Above Condition You Should Contact Me So I Can Simply Let You Know What You Will Do To Get Your Fund release.

 
Note; I Did This To Prove My sincerity And I Can Never Be Alive To See This Kind Of Wickedness Go Through In My Face Without Exposing It To The Person.Contact me only on my private email if you want my assistant to your fund transfer without much stress.(spencer_dale2011@live.com )

 
Yours Faithfully
Spencer Dale.
 


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