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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: "MRS STACY RUSSELL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsstcyrussell001@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:40:06 +0530
Subject: Re: URGENT (GOOD NEWS FOR YOU)

Hello,

I am Mrs. Stacy Russell working in foreign Assets Treasury Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC, I was

appointed by the world Bank in Conjunction with the United Nations Organization and I am writing to inform you that today at

the Foreign Assets Treasury Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC we received and acknowledged your

inheritance funds via cash consignment box from United Nations (UN) Association of London, United Kingdom Liaison Office

valued at US$5.3 Million U.S Dollars.

I deem it necessary to inform you that the retrieving of your inheritance was witnessed by the Interpol envoys deployed to

London by United States Department of the Treasury to monitor the proceedings confirmed it to be a fair judgment by the

Bureau and the Interpol as the outcome of the event was a perfect solution to curtail the activities of con artist and scams

generally and is also a perfect end to all the difficulties and long delays for your payment. Your Beneficiary Funds that

was allotted into cash consignment baggage has now been deposited in our pecuniary vault at the Foreign Assets Treasury

Lodgings of U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC.


The proceed of these events was successful because the United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron, dedicated his time to

guarantee success to it due to his fight to eradicate deception, corruption and terrorism that has been deeply rooted in

government. It was also an achievement for him to meet the deadline given at the G8 Summit in Tokyo to clear outstanding

Beneficiary debts and Lottery Winning Debts. Hence you have to contact the Diplomatic Agency at George Bush International

Airport Houston Texas. There was a stop by the Custom because of diplomatic Fund Clean Bill Certification and US Patriots

Acts Fund Clearance which will cost you the sum of US$85,000.00 to move the fund into your city and deliver to you at your

home address, and they have all your legal paper work with them at the airport,
Note: you do not need to pay this cost from your pocket as we have arranged a Financier Company who will give out a loan to

you for settling this cost for you, so be rest assured that all we will require from you is your complete bank account

details for the Financier to wire the loan sum $85,000 USD into your bank account and you will in turn send the fund across

to the account of the relevant department I will advise you at the fund origin who will procure the documents on your behalf

and your fund sum $5.3 Million United States Dollars is cleared for delivery to you and when you have received your payment

sum $5.3 Million USD you will pay 5% interest on the $85,000 USD Loan back to the financier who gave out the loan for paying

the cost of your payment delivery on your behalf / favor.

They are only waiting for the clearance certifications which will grant a non customs checking free passage of your cash

payment consignment baggage. Contact them on the below e-mail address:

CONTACT PERSON: MISS ELIZABET MADU (DIPLOMAT DELIVERY OFFICER)
CONTACT E-MAIL: misselizimadu@aol.com

Re-confirm your contact details to them as soon as you contact them.
Full Name:
Residence Address:
Cell Phone Number:
Identification (Scanned copy):
At the receipt of the above information and the clearance certifications the diplomat delivery officer MISS ELIZABET MADU

will not hesitate to make the final delivery of your cash payment consignment baggage box to your location.

Thank You Very Much And God Bless America.


Sincerely yours,


Mrs. Stacy Russell
Head of Finance Operations
Department of Treasury
Washington D.C, USA.

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