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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: "American Crimes Prevention Institute" <acpi102012@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:53:21 +0600
Subject: please contact our legal department immediately




Our Ref: ACPI /SNT00/STB12


For Your Kind Attention,

I am Dr.Robert Jones of the American Crimes Prevention Institute (ACPI).
We work hand in hand with various financial crimes fighting agents in
Europe, Asia, and Africa to regulate negative and corrupt banking
practices within these continents and America with a view to bringing
justice to unsuspecting individuals whom may have become a victim of a
scam or extortion which usually originate from the banking/other financial
sectors.

Over the last three months we have been investigating a major conspiracy
going on within the banking sectors and other financial institutions in
Europe, Africa and other parts of the world. A number of officials have
been apprehended while some are just being watched as apprehending them
now, would prevent us from getting additional information as well as
picking up other suspects acting in concert with the already identified
ones.

In our raids in some financial institutions (names withheld)there in
Africa/Europe/America earlier this year, we discovered that you have funds
that were "on hold", due to:
1. The magnitude and origin of the funds
2. The absence of required certification to back the legitimacy of the funds.

Now, from our investigations thus far, these funds exist and should have
been released to you upon the presentation of a document known as the
MLATDC (Money Laundry Anti-terrorist Drug Clearance).
However, based on documents recovered from two of the suspects (names
withheld) during the raid we are of the impression that the officials in
question deliberately mislead you on steps to be taken towards the safe
access of your funds, and in the process came up with fabricated requisite
upfront payments that you were made to believe would ultimately facilitate
access to your funds.

We therefore advise you in your own interest to stop with immediate effect
all forms of communication with these banks and agents and contact
immediately our legal department for the best of directives on how to go
about the release of your funds.


Sincerely,

Dr. Robert Jones
327 Townepark Circle
Louisville, KY 40243
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER(P.R.O.)
LEGAL ADVISER :


PLEASE CONTACT: Bar Ngoc Han, TEL :+44 792 471 0981,
EMAIL:ngochan@lawyer.com
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