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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: Peter Kwame <petekwame@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 19:31:11 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER

Dear Sir,

My name is Peter Kwame,the head of the African Union Committee for Funds
Repatriation .My committee has been saddled with the responsibility of
ensuring that all funds due foreign beneficiaries are released to them
forthwith.

In line with this mandate,I wish to assure you that all your funds that are
pending will ve released to you.kindly revert with your complete details
such as your full names,occupation,marital status,next of kin,phone
number,address and a copy of your passport so that I will issue you an
Irrevocable Payment Order in accordance to the United Nations/World Bank
charter on repatriation of funds.

The Irrevocable Payment Order will make it impossible for any agency to
stop the release of your funds.

Get back to me now

With regards
Peter Kwame

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