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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: "EURO UNION COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <finance-dept@eur-union.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:02:46 -0800
Subject: E U FINANCIAL SUMMIT.

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FUND'S VERIFICATION & AUDITS DEPT.
RUE DE LA LOI / WETSTRAAT, 175, B-1048 BRUXELLES, BELGIE.
OFFICIAL EMAIL ADDRESS: finance-dept@eur-union.org.uk

ATTENTION OF: THE BENEFICIARY OF FUNDS,

SUBJECT: E.U. FINANCIAL SUMMIT.

The Council of European Union Parliament have just concluded the General Meeting of today, in which good progress was confirmed in your favor. The meeting lasted for three (3) hours because all the officials from various Regional Committees of the EU were present. The delegates from London, United Kingdom were in the meeting, the officials of IMF World Auditors (including Mrs. Margaret Powell and Alvin T Clyde) arrived in good time before commencement of the meeting. Also present in the crucial meeting of today were Mr. Gabriel Alanson and Kenneth Irwin Dickson from Commonwealth Financial Office. The meeting started in a good time and all the invited officials plus the top executives of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) joined at the Conference Room and the meeting commenced in earnest.

The Remittance FILE bearing your full name was presented for deliberation. The Executive Financial Auditors have unanimously resolved to include your full-name amongst the favored beneficiaries who will benefit from the amount earmarked for payments of Long-overdue debts. The remittance officials must as a matter or necessity proceed to effect the transfer of the authenticated/approved amount of your US$24.6Million FAST to your own nominated account. The Director of Payments of CREDIT CONTROL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL (CCSI-UK) opined that he will handle the remittance directly to your account. He will oversee the whole processes and to make sure that there shall be No more hitches. After that, the Executive Board Members of the EU and two other top Officials (Marilyn and Wilbeck) who came in from New York pleaded that we should allow the Office of the Honorable Director of Credit Control Solutions International "CCSI-UK" (MR. JAMES EDWARD O'CONNELL) to handle the Processing a!
nd FINAL Remittance of the APPROVE

During the meeting of today, the Council of EU Parliament resolved that all favored beneficiaries must quickly send application to the Director of 'CCSI' (MR. JAMES EDWARD O'CONNELL) requesting for Accelerated Remittance of your Funds to your bank account nominate. Send your full contact details (names/contact information) and your VALID Bank account particulars via this email address: fundstransfer@creditcontrolsolintltd.org.uk for further clarifications.

We anticipate your prompt response as all hands are on deck to effect the smooth final release of your entitled Funds.

Yours Sincerely,

MARCO BUTI
DIRECTOR GENERAL - FINANCE.
Direct Email: finance-dept@eur-union.org.uk

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