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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: "Rev. Peter Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revpeteradams10@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 17:14:07 -0500
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT OF $30,000,000.00

FROM THE DESK OF REV. PETER ADAMS
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK
Shalom,
May the peace of the Lord be with you Dear Beneficiary. You have an Outstanding Payment of
$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars) to receive but before you get paid, we will
like to inform you how come about your payment.
You are hereby informed that your Fund was Originated through the Redundant Money in the World
Bank, some of which were Money Deposited by individuals whom we have found out are now
deceased and some are Money Willed to some people who do not know that they have such an
amount of Money to claim while others are Contract Fund Unpaid to Beneficiaries like you.
Your Name was among those that should lay claim to this sum of $30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
United State Dollars). Owing to the fact that too many people bear the same name with yours; we
decided to contact you and then differentiate you from them so that your fund will be paid direct to
you through the ATM VISA EXPRESS CREDIT CARD with your personal information.
To this end, you are hereby advised to fill your personal information.
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) YOUR AGE:
3) YOUR SEX:
4) YOUR OCCUPATION:
5) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:
6) YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
7) NAME OF YOUR COUNTRY:
8) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:
Note that all BANK CHARGES and SHIPPING FEE to your payment has been Waived off by the
BRITISH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE due to the Queen's Order by Her Diamond Jubilee
Celebration recently but you are informed that your WARRANT INTERNATIONAL AUTHORIZATION
ACCESS FEE and your INSURANCE COVERAGE FEE, Authorized by the BRITISH FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE was not among the fee waived off by Her Royal Majesty but have been
amended so that you will be able to pay the fee.
So Once we receive your reply with your personal information, we will get back to you immediately
with all the Necessary Approved Documents that stands you as the real beneficiary to the said sum
which you are suppose to sign and return back to this office to enable us provide to you the full
Access Information to your Payment.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION.
BEST REGARDS,
REV. PETER ADAMS
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK

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