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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: "FUNDS RECOVERY UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <departmentofthetreasury@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 22:56:48 +0100
Subject: PLEASE COMPLY FULLY TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT

International Debt Funds Recovery Unit
Committee on Funds and Foreign payments,
Funds Recovery Unit,
233A lapiton Str,
Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria.




Attn Beneficiary,

The International Debt Funds Recovery Unit of Africa Union and United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, hereby inform you on how to recover your inherited funds via cash consignment baggage from AFRICA UNION (AU),in association with London England liaison office valued at $10.5Million United States Dollars in your favor.

The funds recovery was witnessed by the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI), and Interpol Unit envoys deployed to London by United States Department of the Treasury Washington DC, to monitor the proceedings of the funds Recovery from AFRICA UNION (AU). The team that was Dispatched confirmed that the legal modalities maintained for the coordination of the funds release was fair and just considering opinion by United Nations (UN) Association of London England.

However, the outcome of the screening and confirmation was perfect and would help to curtail activities of con artists and scam generally. It was quite successful and encouraging.

The recovered funds were allotted into cash consignment baggages by AFRICA UNION (AU)Annex office, London England, and are currently deposited in our pecuniary vaulthere in Washington DC. The recovering of the funds would not have been successful if the United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron had not dedicated his time to ensure smooth running of the event, due to his vigorous fight to eradicate corruptions, insalubrious activities and terrorism that has eroded all governments effort in smooth and fair governance.

The event was also a bright opportunity for the prime minister to meet the deadline given to him at the G20 London Summit to clear all outstanding beneficiary debts and lottery winning debts owed foreigners by the British government.
For this reason, the United States Department of the Treasury, hereby state that before any effective step could be taken to release your cash consignment baggages, you are to reconfirm your personal Information as stated below.

The information will enhance your cash consignment baggage delivery from our pecuniary vault here in Washington DC, to your location.


PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Full Name:_________________________________________

Current Age: ______________________________________

Residence Address: ________________________________

Bank Address: _____________________________________

Current Occupation: _______________________________

Contact Telephone Numbers: ________________________

Any form of prove of identification: ______________

On receipt of the above information, we will not hesitate to open communication with you given you the necessary vital information for easy communication between you and the U.S. Treasury. Be well informed that before we commence the delivery of your cash consignment baggages to your proposed bank address as stated on your previous correspondence, the vital legal paperwork that would be we needed to execute a perfect delivery known as "Stamp of Duty Paperwork and Permission Order Papers" will cost you the sum of $130.00USD. The committee has graciously decided to offset $30 by paying it for all beneficiaries to speed up the receipt of their funds. We hope you will reciprocate this kind gesture.
As an insider in this Financial Institution, I must assure you that once you have provided to the Bank with their demands, they would now be under legal obligation to transfer the funds to you within 6hours once we confirm this $100. YES you must receive the delivery within two working day, after you have send the $100.
Kindly make the payment to:

1. RECEIVER NAME======= ABBA LEO,
2. COUNTRY=====LAGOS NIGERIA.
3. QUESTION=======IN GOD
4. ANSWER======WE TURST
5. AMOUNT======US$100.00
6. MTCN.............

I will like you to co-operate with me to retrieve this legacy payment left behind than allowing the government of this country to forfeit it. I believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable
human-being will never allow to slip by. We do business each day with an absolute commitment to ethics, honesty and credibility.
This fee will be used to procure the paper work. Please reply if you are ready to
claim your consignment box and issue the paper works. Do so immediately to this private e-mail{michaelellman@rocketmail.com}.

NOTE: WE HAVE MOUNTED OUR SECURITY NETWORK TO MONITOR EVERY
IN-COMING CALL.IF WE STILL FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE STILL
DEALING WITH ALL THOSE FRAUDSTERS THAT HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATING
YOU, I SHALL STOP AND CANCEL YOUR DELIVERY IMMEDIATELY.

Thank you.
God Bless.
Sincerely yours
Mr. Michael ELLMAN

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