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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 philominajesse <philominajesse@gmail.com>
Reply-To: philomina_jesse@voila.fr
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:30:19 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: YOUR DUE UNCC PAYMENT




AFRICAN PAYMENT CENTER

IN CONJUNCTION WITH

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

ADDRESS: 01 BP 6664, OUAGA 01,

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.

TELEPHONE: 226-767 402 81

TELEX:226



Dearest Customer,



RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT



The management of the African Payments Center writes to inform you of your long overdue payment whose file is discovered among the affiliated multiple list of suspended fund routed through some of the certified banks in West Africa regions. E.G Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Niger, Cote d’voir, Ghana, Mali Senegal etc.



This fund has been laying waiting in the treasury Department of the African Development Bank for the consumption of the beneficiary.

as you may know, we have troubleshooting the payment to your initial account as one Miss Kelly from United States forwarded her account information to divert the fund while pretending to have been assigned by you, though she was tracked down by the Governor of Africa Development Bank who noticed that the payment code she provided is differ from the original code initially possessed by suspended fund.





Having gotten an authority to enhance the proper execution and bring your transaction to a successful end as signed by the Legal Department of the African Payment Center, in reference with this correct financial routing code initially processes by your transaction: Txxvtf0023567xzvw; note that you are obliged to contact Dr. Ouedraogo Donald, the Delegated staff of African Payment Center to African Development Bank for immediate release of your payment. The management has of APC has authorized Ouedraogo to have a face to face meeting with you in our office before the approval will be sent to our management for final endorsement, and to effect payment thereafter. You are also advice to forward the below information to Dr. Donald Ouedraogo for final verification and filings. this processed must be undertaken before 14working Days when the next Boards meeting is expected to kick off.



Your details

Title:

First name:

Last name:

Addresses:

Age:

Your Occupation:

Contact numbers:

company name:

Total initial suspended Amount :

Country:



Can we get in touch with you?

Yes No

if you cannot possibly come to personally participated in the fund release endorsements, then do well to refurnish us with your active bank account information where you want the fund redirected to avoid discredit or wrongful payment to unintended recipients.



we have the transfer file of your suspended fund originated from any of the above-mentioned countries in West Africa, You are therefore authorized to reconfirm to the Telex Department of African Payment Center with your complete Personal/Bank Information’s to enable us carry out your transfer process accordingly as the boards and management of African Development Bank has agreed to release first payment of 6.4Million out of the contracted/inheritance suspended fund, and the rest will be paid in year 2013.



Contact our office as soon as possible or contact Dr. Ouedraogo directly on for more details on your transfer.



Thank you, for your understand and patience.

Msr .philomina jesse

Chief executive officer,

{APC}

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