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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: (Dr) Raymond Hill <info@bmf.co.uk>
Reply-To: dr_raymondhill44@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:01:36 -0400
Subject: YOUR FUND TRANSFER!!

BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF
UNITED KINGDOM LONDON.
OFFICE OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE LONDON
BMF GF/GB/24/2011.
Telephone number:+447031889925
Contact E-mail: Drraymondhill@contractor.net

Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$10.550M).
payment File No: A-399.

Attn: Beneficiary.


The British Ministry Of Fiance (B.M.F) wish to Officially Inform you of a New Order based on the meeting which the United Nation (UN), European Union (EU) African Union (AU) and Asia Union (AU) held in New York UNITED STATE OF AMERICA on 27th of May 2011 regarding your expenses which you made for a failed Transactions like Contract Fund, bank transfer, Lottery Fund transfer and inheritance fund. According to the International Monetary Funds Agency (I.M.F), they discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Banks And illegal Attorneys who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, and we want to use this opportunity to inform you that some of this fraudsters has been curbed and their account has been also frozen, regarding to the meeting the UN, EU, AU, AU held, all the money that was recovered from their account has been returned to Sundry/Suspense Account of the British Government of London which must be used to compensate the victims. This is to fight crime and corruptions nation wide.

At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further transaction with any
person or Office's whom is not recommended by this Ministry to help us fight crime and redeem all unclaimed fund to the rightful beneficiaries.


Certainly we shall transfer your valued US$ 10,550 M from the
Sundry/Suspense Account of the British Government of London being the
official Account for International/foreign Payments/debts. A
Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a
government and operated by certain assigned Government officials being the
authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds can be remitted from
such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be
made from it except a Bank to Bank wire transfer which must be approved by
the honorable President being the principal signatory to the Account.

Finally, you are advised to forward the following Details to us, for the
Easy accesses to British ministry of finance Reserved Bank Account to
Reference This Transfer.

Your Full Name: _____________________________
Your Complete Address:______________________
Country:______________________
______________
Mobile Number:______________________________
Fax Number:__________________________________
Age: _______________________________________
Occupation: __________________________________
A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is also required
for official references. _________________________
Company Name (If any) Position and Address________


To this effect, kindly call this office immediately after you read this
official Letter. +447031889925

I hope this meets your due response as matter of Urgent.

Best Regards

(Dr) Raymond Hill
Telephone number:+447031889925
Contact E-mail: Drraymondhill@contractor.net
Foreign Payment,
Deputy Executive Director,
British ministry of finance




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