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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: "International Anti-fraud Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intl.transactions@superposta.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 21:14:16 -0700
Subject: SECOND NOTICE: (usd12,500,000.00) Payment..

From: The Vice Chairman,
International Anti Fraud (and)
Financial-Loss Protection Organization (IAFPO),

Dear,

PAYMENT OF $12.5 MILLION.

What does it profit you to sit down there and watch these corrupt officials steal and divert your fund to enrich themselves? This money is in your name and all yours. It pains me a great deal that you refused to reply my email of notice in January during my first assignment to West Africa.

Having been sent for the second assignment to West African Rejion, I have again discovered that your fund ($12,500,000.00), is still unpaid to you and is still siting dormant at the government paying bank.

Are you still alive? I will depart London, ENGLAND tomorrow for West Africa for this payment assignment. I need your immediate response to enable me certify that you are still alive and to reconcile your payment for you and ensure that you receive it in your local account in your country before I come back to England. Remember that you do not need to spend any money before you receive what rightly and genuinely belongs to you.

GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY!!

John O. Michael
Vice Chairman,
International Anti Fraud (and)
Financial-Loss Protection Organization (IAFPO),
On assignment to West Africa Rejion.
Presently in London England.

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