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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: "Sharon Smith (UK)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <seeksuccess@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:41:20 -0700
Subject: Debt Recovered (07/07/2012)

Mrs. Sharon Smith
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3XD


Dear Beneficiary

Re Payment Instruction
This is international debt recovery and reconciliation office United Kingdom, our mandate is to settle all outstanding debt owe to contractors and individuals all over the world, thus this debt must be originated from awarded contracts, inheritance and sweepstakes lottery, If you fall

into this category of contractors, individual or lottery winners we advise that you contact this office immediately.

The directive came in line with the agreement reached in New York U.S.A with the International Monetary Fund -IMF, World Bank London and Paris

Club on creditors and overseas credit Commission for immediate settlements of all Intercontinental debts owed to you by various countries.

1. Date of Approval: 22-06-2012
2. Revised Remittance: Not endorsed.
3. Fund Endorsement payment code No AG-000087GXY-2F-PASS 2001-2012
4. Date of issue 19-01-2012
5. Bank Effect payment of beneficiary fund
6. International payment: Certificate Code No: Not Endorsed

On receipt of your a responds to this fax/email message, please contact us with the information bellow;

1) Your legal Names and Contact Address
2) Personal Contact information( Phone and Email Address)
3) Amount owe to you
4) Any Documentation you may have been issued(Optional)

Note that, with your compliance, your fund release procedures will commence and our payment clearing office will be in contact with you to effect the CLEARANCE MODALITIES for proper identification to forestall error at the point of fund release.
Kindly adhere to ALL the instructions as passed or related to you by this office for your long over-due funds to be released.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
Be guided accordingly.


Yours Faithfully,

Sharon Smith
Regional Coordinator
International Credit Commission UK

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