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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: "Debt Reconciliation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philip.richmondassociates@live.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:14:36 +0100
Subject: Enquiry

 
Hello,
 
 
My Name is Tim Brownfield. of the Debt Reconciliation and Implementation Committee London. There is an Urgent situation that requires your Urgent Attentions. You are being contacted by this office today because of Mrs.Yuri Eiji from Japan who recently contacted us on your Behalf.
Do you know Mrs. Yuri Eiji From Japan? She contacted us on your behalf and instructed us to Transfer a Compensation/Inheritance worth (£8.7 Million British pound) Bearing your name as the beneficiary.
She informed us that you had an Accident and has been in the Hospital for the Past Few Months but we suspected her claims because she instructed us to Transfer your fund to an Account in Dubai that does not bears her name.
Here is the Bank Account that she presented to us.
BANK: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF DUBAI-UAE MAIN BRANCH
ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 999
ACCOUNT: 18-3024164-10
BENEFICIARY: MORTEZA FARAHBAKHSH
SWIFT CODE: SCBLAEADXXX.
Are you aware of this? Is She acting on your behalf, If she is not representing you, we direct you to contact immediately the Secretary Debt Reconciliation and Implementation with your contact information's for Reconciliation and immediate payment.
KINDLY CONTACT THE OFFSHORE PAYMENT/SETTLEMENT WITH THE BELOW INFORMATIONS.
Mr.PHILLIP RICHMOND.
philip.richmondassociates@live.com
Telephone. +447077075482 . FOR PAYMENT ADVICE
Kindly send us the Following informations:
1, Your Contact Telephone Number
2, Contact address
The Debt Reconciliation and Debt Settlement", is faithfully under our governance as the Deputy Commissioner, Florida Dept.of Law Enforcement and to this Authority we took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud victims/fund delay peacefully.
You are advised to stop further communications with any self acclaimed Govermental Agent or Banking Officials for your own interest. If you have paid any money to them, Kindly forward us the receipt or Evidence of Payment for review and Immediate refund.
Thanks for your Kind attention.
Yours sincerely,
Tim Brownfield.
FOR DEBT RECONCILIATION AND DEBT SETTLEMENT
 
DISCLAIMER : This e-mail and any files transmitted with it ("Message") is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential information. You are hereby notified that the taking of any action in reliance upon, or any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this Message or any part thereof by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this Message in error, you should delete this Message immediately and advise the sender by return e-mail. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this Message that do not relate to the official business of Debt reconcilliation or its Group of Companies shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by Debt reconcilliation or any of the companies within the Group.

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