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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: "David Walter" <stadf@gmail.net>
Reply-To: <standardfeedback@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:10:59 -0500
Subject: This Letter is occasioned due to the fact that you

Standard Security & Finance Ltd
Contact Address: The Plaza Branch
32nd Floor Reuters Building, Times Square.
Lagos - Nigeria


This Letter is occasioned due to the fact that you have not fulfilled the
obligations and have given audience to unlawful officials by giving in your
hard earned money without receiving your funds irrespective of the fact that
"YOU" are the rightful beneficiary of funds/ estate deposited but you are
now officially informed that The Resolution Panel, Senate Committee on
Appropriation & Finance, Aso Rock Villa - FCT, Abuja have verified your file
after apprehending two weeks ago an internet scam king-pin with his
accomplices through their diverted/remote IP Address: 28.4.77.40.97 and
503.783.017 .09 [hide outs] a Cash of almost US$62.5M have been recovered
with auctioning of valuable properties which is presently in progress to
recover and totally settle for any victim of this outrageous scams while
the police remains on investigation.


In view of these facts, that is why I have contacted you sometime ago
because a man had visited our Office claiming to be your representative.
Give us the go-ahead to pay him and re-confirm if your personal information
tally with the below submitted to avoid any hitch or breach of the law and
contract.

So you need to let us know because this funds of $10,500,000.00 have been
allocated to your name as compensation and should incase I don't hear from
you before he pays the compulsory activation and transfer charge according
to the mandate time given,we shall officially and legally make the transfer
to the account #650380942811 with CITI Bank in the name of "Mr. Mahlon
Clements" and no one would be held liable for any inconveniences when money
must have been transferred.


View within Mr. Mahlon Clements Attached Identification:
NAME: Mahlon Thompson Clements
BANK NAME: Citi Bank, NY. U.S.A
BANK ADDRESS: #2350 Broadway # 6, New York, NY 10024. USA
ACCOUNT Number: 650380942811.


Re-confirm the above details carefully and note that your funds would be
transferred via key telegraphic transfer mode(BANK TO BANK) as I earlier
discussed with you. Any transportation of funds via courier or any form of
movement to your address is highly illicit, un-official,prohibited and
overruled. Finally, you would be required to send your full account details
with a scanned copy of your ID CARD for proper identification. As in the
form below if contrary with the above:


Account Owner's Name:........
Personal Telephone No.:...............
D.O.B: dd/mm/yyyy.............
Occupation:.....................
Address:.....................
Bank Name And Address:.......
Bank Phone/ Fax No.:.........
Account Number:..............
Swift Code No.:..............
Routing No.:.................



Thank you for your co-operation. I await your response as a matter of
urgency but if you think this note is not for you, you can destroy and
disregard responding to any e-mail from this office.


Signed,
Mr. David Wallter
Email Address: standardfeedback@yahoo.cn

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