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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: UK TREASURY <tonyup@speedyquick.net>
Reply-To: accountsinfo@voila.fr
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:10:16 -0600
Subject: Your Payment



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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE UK TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL
REGULATIONS.
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ, UK
Tel: +44-024079247
T/Fax:+44-031932757


Dr.Gordon Spiff
Director, Compliance Board
Lincoln R. Charles
General Counsel

Dear Sir/Madam,

SUBJECT: PAYMENT OF ACCUMULATED INTEREST SUM, AMOUNT USD1.2M(ONE MILLION,
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY)

This is to inform you that we have just received a NOTIFICATION from a bank
here (LLOYDS TSB) concerning a deposited funds of US$1.2M in their custody.
Based on the letter of notification from the bank, they said that some time
ago, a fund was sent to their bank from Africa to be transferred to your
account as the beneficiary, but due to inability of the Bank to settle all
clearance problems with the UK Treasury Department concerning the source of
the fund, the fund was repatriated and payment cancelled.

The bank informed us that during the time this fund stayed in their custody
waiting for clearance, it had an accumulated interest sum of US$1.2M and
from further information, we have discovered that you are the beneficiary
of the fund; hence we send you this letter.

We are ready to release this interest sum either by KTT (KEY TESTED TELEX
TRANSFER) or by ATM CREDIT CARD SYSTEM (recommended) to you within 72hrs of
this payment notice and endorsement as soon as we hear from you; hence we
are sending you this payment notification to enable you come forward to
claim the interest sum. Note that we recommend to release this interest sum
to you by ATM CREDIT CARD SYSTEM because CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM is fast and
easy and the bank will only have to process your card and load your funds
directly in the card and dispatch it to you within 72hrs of this same
payment order.

And since it is an accumulated interest payment, it will not require you to
present any clearance documents like Anti-terrorist or money laundering
clearance certificates etc as in the release of your contract sum or bank
to bank wire. This method does not waste time, because once you comply with
the issuing procedures for the card, your payment is guaranteed. And the
Card Value shall be: US$1.2M only and you are advised that a maximum
withdrawal value of $35,000.00 USD is permitted
on withdrawal per day. Be further informed that as the bank is duly
inter-switched with banks all over the world, you can make withdrawals at
any Card Cash Center of your choice in the world.

You should get back to this office without delay.

Attn: Dr.Cyril Guy
Tel: +44-201932746
Email: uktr02@rediffmail.com

In addition, you are advised to furnish me with the following for final
vetting and onward release to you:

1. Your Full name and address
2. Your telephone and fax numbers
3. Your banking details for the payment.

We are waiting for your reply in order to apply funds; hence you should
treat as urgent and of top priority for a better service from us as we
have ONLY 72hrs mandate to process and release this interest sum to you.

Sincerely yours,
Dr.Gordon Spiff


Compliance Board

Lincoln Charles
Board General Counsel

C.c: Ms. S. Barger (Associate Director, Division of Banking
Supervision)
C.c: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
C.c: G. Lemos, Independent Director, Banking Code Standards Board

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