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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: "Edward Cohen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edcohen1@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 02:07:56 +0100
Subject: Do Know Mr. Klaus Emil Eldridge

United Nations Association of the UK
3 Whitehall Court
London
SW1A 2EL
Phone: +447035951894
 
Attention Beneficiary,
 
My Name is Mr. Edward Cohen a senior staff of United Nations London U.K chapter. One of our staff however submitted a report that says you have submitted an instruction on 29th May 2012 through your representative that your scam victim compensation payment of $8 Million should be transferred to his account on Monday please view the account details below viz;
 
Full Name: Klaus Emil Eldridge
Your Bank name; Bank of America
Your Bank Address; NC1-007-56-70 100 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28255
Account name and Number; 301956000321
ABA/Routing Number; 023842239
Swift or Sort Code/IBAN; boa71033338
 
I want to confirm the authenticity of this report before we can cancel your Name and transfer the fund to Klaus Emil Eldridge, please confirm to me fast about this and resend your detail information to me if this is not through to follow due procedure.
 
Please if you are not the person that gave this instruction kindly get back to me so that we can be able to conclude this transaction immediately. An attach is his international passport.
 
I am looking forward to your immediate response on this, reply immediately you get this message. Also am expecting your call.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Mr. Edward Cohen,
Director, Telex & Wire Dept
London U.K
Direct Mobile: +447035951894

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