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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: "Hon. Sajid Javid" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sajidjavidmp11@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:17:33 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

Attention Beneficiary



We the Chancellor of the Exchequer office are writing to inform you that your payment that was suspended due to several involvements with many offices. Last week we have confirmed that your Fund have been held and delayed for too long within United Kingdom, and up to present date. This Fund was routed from Africa via United Kingdom to your designated account, we have file through the International Monetary Fund (IMF)in 14 pages affidavit sworn on your behalf with confirmation from Office of International Finance (OIF) to the fact that British Government is already working with some NGO'S through the unclaimed Assets Register, to confiscate and divert unclaimed funds to help the bad economy, you can login to this link http://www.unclaimedassets.co.uk/trace_forgotten_funds.htm



Based on this fact, we received a claim letter from Dr. Susanto Borneo, this morning stating that you have authorized him to represent you as a family representative and We are hereby notify you that your funds is ready to be released to your representative account details below from our appointed bank.



FULL NAME: SUSANTO BORNEO

BANK NAME: PT. BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK

BANK ADDRESS: KANTOR CABANG BALIKPAPAN AHMAD YANI (INDONESIA)

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 149-00-0650797-6

SWIFTCODE/IFSCODE: VLS 0331086



Upon noticing that for long your communications were irregular, we have contacted you with the best of our ability and with all the available information we have to confirm your approval or a letter approving that Dr. Susanto Borneo is your family representative. It is our duty to keep good bilateral agreement informed and taken care of, we made several attempts to call your attention but despite series of calls to reach you, we received no response from you, due to the numbers we have is not going through. As stipulated, upon facing this event, we are temporarily calling your attention for an urgent approval on your representative with his account.



Due to an approval from the Chancellor of Exchequer has been issued today, your full payment will be moving out from United Kingdom, under the UK Monetary Regulation system, following the adoption of the Inter-Country aspects act 1999 and ratification of the 1993 Hague Law on protection of Foreign Investors and foreign payments beneficiaries.



We hereby advice that you should make contact with the Permanent Secretary of the Chancellor of Exchequer's Home office for re-confirmation of the account provided by your representative Dr. Susanto Borneo, before the transfer is effected to the account, because we will not be held responsible for any diversion or misappropriates of funds. Once you make contact with the permanent secretary and approved your representative, she will in turn contact the bank to proceed with the transfer of funds to the account.



Ms. Theresa May

Permanent Secretary, Accounting Officer

Chancellor of Exchequer/ Home Office

Tel: +44 703 592 3928

Fax: +44 844 774 869



If you cannot get her on the phone, maybe due to the congestions of work in the office, just get back to me I will forward your detail to her, or give you her official email to contact her direct.



Yours truly

Hon. Sajid Javid (MP)

Economic Secretary to the Treasury



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