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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: "International Crediting Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <susancrediting@live.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:12:39 +0800
Subject: Confirm this to us immediately

    Attn Please,
    
    Kindly and urgently reconfirm to us if this person is legally from you, because we are set to remit your payment to you as scheduled by the United nation office and the International Monetary fund.
 
Do advise on the account details please.
    
    Miriam Howard
    Bank of America
    Account Numbe: 1043903
    Routing:122101706
    Banka ccount: 457014652822
    
    Urgently confirm to us if  you have authorized Miriam Howard to claim Your funds on your behalf to avoid making payment into the wrong account Because your name was found in the original list of beneficiary whose fund is Over due for payment.
 
    We want to state categorically that we shall not be Liable for any miss-direction of transfer due to your failure to give us proper Directive/reconfirmation.
 
Else we shall commence transfer Modality with Miriam Howard on your behalf.
    In view of this you are requested to advice us immediately for appropriate Correction, if any, and send us email for proper rectification of the transferwith your valid details so that your fund valued US$9,500.000.00 (Nine million five Hundred thousand United States dollars) will be remitted to your nominated Bank account as scheduled within 2-3 working days.
    
    You are urgently required to reconfirm to us the followings:
    (1) Your Full Name:
    (2) Residential Address:
    (3) Phone, Fax and Mobile #:
    (4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
    (5) Company/Business Name:
    6) Bank account details (if necessary)
    
    As soon as this information is received by this Panel, you shall be instructed On how to get this Fund released directly to you from our Nominated Bank.
    
    
    For your information, you are only required to pay for the insurance and courier charges only and note firmly that this office will not be held responsible for any cancellation or delay of your fund if we do comply with the requirement.
    
    Best regards,
    Mr Pickford Broom
    Director ( Paying Unit)
    Foreign Payment Office(FPO).
 

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