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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. Allen Bickford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristertonywillimas@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:37:33 -0400
Subject: RE: REMITTANCE OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS

Defense Finance and Accounting Services,
8899 East 56th Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46249,
United States.
Tel: +1-206-339-5662.
Our Ref: DFAS/UT28/357-6TY Your Ref:………………………………………..
 
RE: REMITTANCE OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS
 
After our recent extensive close door meeting between the boards of directors and the Federal Reserve Systems on your outstanding overseas payment, it was resolved and agreed upon, that Barr. Tony Williams is to be your representative and will work extensively to ensure that your outstanding funds will be paid to you without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF insurance body. The total sum of $1,750,000.00; one million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars has been endorsed and approved for payment to you.
 
To safe-guard our beneficiaries from further extortion of unnecessary payments, we advice that you establish contacts with our attorney, a human rights lawyer who will render free legal services to all listed. In other words, he requires no consultation, legal or service fee to ensure that you are on the right track to receive your funds without being misled. He is very much conversant with the delivery/banking law and will guide you through.
 
 
As soon as you establish contacts with, he will guide you how the paying bank will open a non-residential account in your name where you can personally access and effect transfer of funds to any bank of your choice or from which the paying bank can issue an ATM Card with which you can withdraw your funds gradually from any ATM Centre.
 
 
You can email our attorney:
 
Name: Barr. Tony Williams
Email: barristertonywillimas@yahoo.fr
 
Remember to reconfirm the following details of yours to the Barrister so as to enable him verify your details;
 
 
Full Names:
Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
Private Cell Phone No:
Home Cell No:
A Scan Copy of your Identification card.
 
 
Please do keep the attorney updated in the course of your communication with the bank; he will take up any legal issues if you are being requested of unnecessary charges.
 
 
Sincerely,
Mr. Allen Bickford
Director of Information,
 
 
IMPORTANT:
This electronic mail message and any attachments contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please notify the sender, by electronic mail or telephone, of any unintended recipients and delete the original message without making any copies. This message and any attachments are not intended to be tax advice, however, if this message or any attachments contain advice with respect to an Unclaimed Payment matter subject to the approval and/or remittance, such advice is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding any penalties that may be impos ed under the International Reven
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