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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: DR. NOEN HILTON <internationalremmitance001@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:24:35 +0400
Subject: FROM INTERNATIONAL REMITTANACE DEPT

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT
20 BROAD STREET, MARINA LAGOS.
FRAUD VICTIMS / COMPENSATION.
OUR REF: 10667ADB
YOUR REF: 89007/2010
01TH NOVEMBER,2011.


Good Day!!

In the office of the INTERNATIONAL REMITTANACE DEPT
there is presently counter claims on your funds by one Mr.Newman
Lazarus, 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 receive your fund.this fund is said to be paid to you by the
(UN) United Nations, for compensating you after your Email address was
retrieved from some scamming convicts. but this Mr.Newman has
convinces us that you have already entered an agreement with him to be
your Next of Kin,and he is also ready to pay for the release charge of
$500USD on your fund which makes us want to make this last
confirmation before going ahead to pay this Mr.Newman Lazarus the
fund.

Here comes the big question Did you sign any deed of assignment in
favor of (Mr. Newman Lazarus )?There by making him the current
beneficiary to the sum of $1.500.000.000 with the following account
details:?Mr. Newman Lazarus
,ac/number:6503809428.Routing/122006743,bank/name:city
bank,address:new york,USA,we shall proceed to issue all payments
details to the above named person if we do bnot hear from you within
the next two working days.

Respond to the e-mail on (internationalremmitance009@gmail.com)with
immediate effect so that we can be sureof doing the right thing due to
the hugh amount of money involved.Also call me as soon as you send
your reply so that you will be given an immediate response and we
shall give you further details
on hoe your fund will be released. Respond to this message if you are Alive

Below again is my contact info:

DR. NOEN HILTON
Email:( internationalremmitance001@gmail.com )
Contact Number: +44871503

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 fund:

1.Full Name:.........
2.Full Address:......
3.Phone Number:.....
4.Sex:.............
5.marital status.....
6.Occupation:.......
7.International Passport:....
8.Country.....

Regards,

DR. NOEN HILTON.
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPT, FOREIGN OPERATION



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