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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: "Mr. Mark Sullivan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <us.secretservice9@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 09:16:28 -0700
Subject: Offer Compersation

United States Secret Service

Office of Government Liaison & Public Affairs

245 Murray Drive, Building 410, Washington, DC 20223

Tell: 9402381912

Fax: 6504717737

 

MISSION STATEMENT:

 

Attn: Recommendation Beneficiary

 

This is to inform you that on our exertion to curb advanced fee fraud and internet scams, in line with our recent memorandum of understanding with United Nations Organization through our intelligence monitoring unit, we recently apprehended a gang of internet scammers and recovered about US$500, 000,000.00 in cash and assets.

 

 

The gang under pretense claims to be the Bank of America Director, Federal Reserve, CBN Governor Central Bank Nigeria, Barclays Bank Staffs and other Bank officials promising to pay contract/inheritance funds, Next of kin, Lottery funds, ATM Card Payment, Charity and other forms of payment to deceive debtors and rip them off their hard earned money.

 

 

These false people get their victims to send them money to Nigeria and other parts of the world. Till this moment, such illegal act has not been controlled since most innocent individuals are still falling into the trap.

 

 

Following the authority and instruction given to this organization by our current president and the United Nations organization, we have interrogated and arraigned the suspects for trial in accordance with the law and discovered through interrogation that you are one of the victims.

 

 

This organization under the directives of Mr. President (Barack Obama) and other concerned Authorities has Order to compensate the victims at amount of $3.5m dollars which the payment center was moved to one of the most reliable banks in Great Britain to avoid numerous charges or unnecessary taxes from the top government officials or Security Agent anywhere in the world.

 

 

As a result of this development, $3.5m dollars has been legalized by united nation government as your scam victim compensation funds payment to be released to you via Halifax bank London Online Method of payment, upon your response to this email with your personal valid details as listed below.

 

 

Send the below information to the officer in charge of your payment on his direct contact below and call him immediately on his direct line to attract maximum and urgent attention to your payment matter. As soon as he receives your details, he is authorized to process and released your payment without further delay, he is mandated to immediately create your online personal account and furnish you with the access details for your perusal and proceeds to receive your fund by their online system of operation on the internet banking.

 

 

Contact Information:

 

 

Halifax Bank PLC 15 Kingsgate Parade 62-74 Victoria Street

 

London, SW1E 6SH

 

Direct Tell: +447700081889

 

Fax: + 447043070835

 

Direct E-mail: halifaxbankservice44@e-mail.ua

 

 

Confidently contact Mr. Shrill Lambert on the details provided above and send him your valid details as listed below. Be guaranteed of our appropriate monitoring of this project till its successful end.

 

 

Your Full Names:

 

Current Home Address:

 

Current Telephone Numbers:

 

 

We hereby distance our great nation from these individuals who damage what we represent by such barbaric act and assure the international community that everything is being done to curb this menace.

 

 

Mr. Mark Sullivan.

Director, U.S. Secret Service.

Do Not Ignore This Important Memo From The Director, U.S. Secret Service.

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