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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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Fraud email example:

From: Office Desk <office.file2@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: Office Desk <douglasjhdoss@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:41:38 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: U.S.A Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

U.S.A FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE
U.S TREASURY DEPT HOUSE, 3505 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 32154 USA.
 
GREETING FROM U.S.A ( F.C.E.N )
From; Mr. Douglas J. H. Doss
Tel; 772 933 1568
E-mail; douglasjhdoss@msn.com or douglasjhdoss@aol.com

Attention: Beneficiary,

I am Douglas James Henry Doss, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, US Treasury Department. The US Government in conjunction with United Nations has derived a program called the Troubled Assets relief program to support and make available outstanding payments from all over the world. To track illegality in the world financial system and to ensure you receive your benefits in full. The goals of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) are to restore stability in the U.S. financial system and the rest of the world due to the present Global financial crisis. 

I wish to inform you with happiness that final instruction has been released for immediate transfer of part payment of (us$1.5m) via our paying Bank here in Miami, Florida therefore, you are required to re-confirm your Banking details where you will want your approved fund transfer into. Meanwhile, I will also like you to know that the only thing required from you to complete a smooth transaction of your long awaited payment is us$103 that ECOWAS attorney will use to get us your SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP from High Court of Justice there in Africa where your fund originated from.

The money us$103 should be send to them via western union money transfer for quicker operations thus;

Receiver's Name:............. EZENWA ONYEKWE
City Address:.................... LAGOS
Country:........................... NIGERIA

Text Question:................. WHO IS GREAT?
Text Answer:................... GOD .

Amount:......... us$103

Send your Bank details with the money transfer information immediately you are done with the western union this morning so that we can complete your transfer today and send you the transfer slip to confirm the same with your Bank within 3hrs from the time the transfer will commence.

BE REST ASSURED THAT THE $103 WILL PUT SMILE IN YOUR FACE ONCE AGAIN IN LIFE AFTER LONG AWAITING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I awaits your urgent reply/action.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Douglas James H. Doss,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
USA TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
 
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