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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: "John Martin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john.martin.office@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:02:33 -0700
Subject: RECALL OF FUND!!!

RE: RECALL OF FUND
 
Be informed that we do have a new development concerning your transfer which has been redirected to a legal firm and a financial consultant.
 
This development occurred by a report by our international department concerning the method your payment procedure was handled which is purely unusual pattern which gave avenue for a lot of fallacy and all bogus promises from the origin of the fund which may affect the African Development Bank international reputation.
 
There was a large scale documentary pilferage maneuvering and diversions which the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank decided to cancel all the payments and also your inability to provide the account maintenance service charge that leads to this investigation, the Body of the Bank has finally decided after the meeting today that any beneficiary that did not pay for the account maintenance service to their legal/financial consultant for possibly verification or returning the fund to the source or using another Bank that do have affiliation with United States to transfer the fund so you are advised for your own interest and to expertise the transfer of your fund which has been in our custody to contact the legal firm immediately.
 
Your urgent contact to this firm will be highly in your favor being that all the funds and your payment file has been recalled by the order of the Global Investigation Department and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Services under United States Treasury for further investigation and final release through our international Bank that has been approved mainly for this payment.
 
Though you will be required to reconfirm all your information to us to correspond with the details sent to them by African Development Bank on your behalf.
 
Sorry for the inconveniences this may cause you, it is not our fault rather it is your delay in paying for the account maintenance service charge and also the international monetary regulations that do recall the fund.
 
Be warned not to contact any other office accept the above mentioned office for security reasons, every subsequent emails received concerning this transaction will be forwarded to us for verification and advise nor matter the authority it comes from for security reasons, all your mails may be monitored.
 
Yours Sincerely,
John Martin
Email: john.martin.office@superposta.com

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