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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. Us man Talle." <barristerdickuba@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: paymentoffice680@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:31:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT FROM (West African, Anti-Fraud compensation Unit)


 



 West
African Anti-Fraud compensation Unit)

We
fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.

Head
Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue

Zone
A9 Central Area

P.
M.B 535, Garcia West Africa.

24HRS
SERVICE

Dear
Sir,

LETTER
OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

This
letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry
for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance
Payment, lottery winning, contract payment transaction with some impersonators
some while ago.

I
know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to
introduce myself; I am (Mr. Usman Talle) the Legal Director of
"International Police", (Anti-Fraud Unit).

 

We
recently arrested a group of West African / Ghana, Benin and Nigerian/ United
Arab Emirates, London, Etc.Internet scam Artists in Benin Republic and we have
reasons to believe you have been one of their numerous victims, thorough search
of the computers arrested with the individuals and their confessions during
interrogation has revealed to us that you paid certain sums of money to these
fraudsters via Western Union and money gram from the united states.

 

These
individuals have been wrongfully informing a lot of people via email on the
internet that they have huge sums of money to be transferred from a foreign bank
account. Also, they have confessed to loan scams, money transfer and the
Lottery scam and have been demanding money from innocent people for purported
claims of the said money. They operated with a fake Bank and courier and a lot
of people have fallen victims to them in the past 6 years.

 

We
have already initiated proceedings on your behalf with the West African /
Governments and member states / United Arab Emirates law enforcement agency
including the European Union Etc… to ensure that as a genuine scam victim, you
will not only recover your lost money but also you will be compensated for the
financial and emotional stress you and your family went through because of the
scam.

Our
Internal Audit Bureau has estimated that you are eligible to claim a total of
$3,500,000.00 USD {Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United states dollars}
from the Fraud Compensation Committee set up by the West African / Nigerian /
United Arab Emirates Government Etc.

 

To
ensure that properly identified scam victims are paid and adequately
compensated from the $3BN allocated compensation loan from the World Bank and
also your total inheritance will also be paid to you once you reconfirm your
details of information of your payment to any of the government ministries
/individuals.

 

This
Fund is directly under the watchful eye of both the EFCC/FBI/Interpol to avoid
misappropriation or embezzlement of fund. The known assets of the Fraudsters
has since be confiscated and their Bank Accounts frozen. At the conclusion of
our investigations, for the cost to receive this compensation is only $189. and
no other charges will attached to this please be were if any offices charges
you more than this amount declare it as a scam Please contact the Officer below
to ensure that your details are confirmed as being eligible to receive your
compensation as soon as possible.

 

We
are mandated by the US
Government to settle foreign debts/fraud victims/UN-paid beneficiaries to
satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the world at large and also to create
a good relationship with the international bodies.

Presently,
we are being paid by the American government in other to avert beneficiary
funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria.
So far in this present year, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove,
Mr. Michael Wagner etc).

 

Finally,
you have to contact our Agent Mr. Billy Thompson, who is in your country right
now with your compensation payment in United
States Washington
dc.

Contact
him with telephone number... {206 2596 635}.

Officially
Signed,

Mr.
Us man Talle.

(West
African, Anti-Fraud compensation Unit)

 


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