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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: "Asia Remittance Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundsremittance_dept@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:02:42 +0100
Subject: Urgent-Confirm If Mr.Louis Is From You For Your Funds.

INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPT,
20 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA.
FRAUD VICTIMS / COMPENSATION.
OUR REF: 10667ADB
YOUR REF: 89007/2011
30TH AUGUST, 2011


Good day to you ,


This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to you if you are there to read this message.


I am Mr.Jeffery Brown the Finance Director Of the Compensation Office Asian District here in Malaysia.

There is presently a counter claims on your funds by one Mr.Louis Martin, who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you

entered into an agreement with him, to help you in receiving your fund.He is also ready to pay for the Paper Work charge of $355 USD on your funds which makes us

want to make this last confirmation before going ahead to pay this Mr.Louis Martin.

Here comes the big question. Did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of ( Mr.Louis Martin )? Thereby making him the current beneficiary the sum of

$2.500.000.000.00 with the following account details: Mr.Louis Martin ,Acct/number: 7603809448. Routing/172006743, b/name: citi bank, Address: New York ,USA, we

shall proceed to issue all payments details to the above named person if we do not hear from you within the next five working days.


Respond to this e-mail on ( fundsremittance_dept@consultant.com ) with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released.Just

like i said ealier supposed beneficiary Mr.Louis Martin is ready to pay the only Paper Work charge on your funds which is $355 USD,if we allow him pay this fee that

authomatically makes him the owner and the money will be transfered into his account so do respond to this message if you are alive so that we can be sure of doing

the right thing due to the hugh amount of money involved. Also call me as soon as you send the e-mail so that you will be given an immediate response:

Below again is My Contact Info:

Contact Agent Name: Mr.Jeffery Brown
Email:( fundsremittance_dept@consultant.com )


If you are alive then i want you to send me your following details so that we can begin

process for the release of your funds :

1.Full Name:.....
2.Full Address;........
3.Phone Number :........
4.Sex:...........
5.Ocuupation:.........


Get back to me with the below information so that i can inform you how you are to send the only needed charge of $355 for the Paper Work arrangement of your funds

which we told Mr.Louis not to pay yet until nothing is heard from you in 7 working days which will make us believe that truly you are no more and that Mr.Louis

Martin is right.

Regards,

MR.JEFFERY BROWN .
DIRECTOR MALAYSIA DISTRICT OFFICE.
INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPT, FOREIGN OPERATION

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