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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024087184 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Financial Action" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dp12@blumail.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:19:58 +0100
Subject: Be informed

FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE (FATF)
DEBT SETTLEMENT/PAYMENT RECONCILIATION COMM.
LONDON- U.K
TEL/FAX: +44-702-408-7184
Date: 29th Dec, 2011.
>From the desk of:
LORD, DOMINIC WRINGGLE
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY

RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT
This committee has agreed to pay all outstanding payment from the 3Billion Pounds received as humanitarian aid from various european union communities.
here-in wish to intimate you of the availability of fund for the swift payment of your overdue fund as your
claim have been approved by this committee and is awaiting your claim.
This committee wish to bring to your notice, that one
Mr. Fred Adams (a Briton) who claims to be the vice
president of your company and his counterpart Barr.
Mark kingdom, who purported to be your representative have presented a power of Attorney, believed to have been signed by you, authorizing Mr. Fred Adams to make claim of your overdue fund on your behalf,
as you are bed-ridden, very sick and indisposed at the moment. This is the Bank account as presented by Mr. Fred Adams for the remittance of your payment fund: First National Bank of Florida Conway Road,Orlando FL 32822 U.S.A,Account No. 11430223247.
Is Mr. Fred Adams the Vice President of your company?
Did you authorize Mr. Fred Adams to make claim on your behalf? I advise you to reach this committee
immediately as regard these issues raised as per the above clarification.
NOTE: Failure/Delay on your part,this committee will not have any alternative than to immediately make remittance of your fund to the bank account as presented by Mr. Fred Adams and the u.k Parliament nor the Queens Executive Council will/shall not be held liable for any compensation nor apology as you might deem it fit to seek redress in the court of law.
Note:- Call/email the chairman on the giving details
above for more clarification.

Yours faithfully,
MRS. JANE BURHAM
COMMITTEE SECRETARY

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