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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: "CHRISTOPHER DEAN" <msft122@gmail.com>
Reply-To: c0_dean@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:50:08 +0200
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE!!

Attention:


I am Dr Christopher Dean the newly appointed Chairman of Offshore clearing
payment center on Foreign Contract/Inheritance Debt Payment. After series
of petitions received via the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) from Foreign beneficiaries, on the inability of so many banks
in, UK, AFRICA, UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE to fulfill its obligation
regarding payment of its foreign creditors, then followed your present
expectation to receive some Millions of US$ in your bank account which
we have received complains today. The president of United states in
conjunction with the Congress, decision making body and European Union
Commission formed this unit and mandated us to carry out a careful and
comprehensive review of all overdue payment to foreign beneficiaries who
have completed their payment obligation and to effect payment immediately
so as to sanitize the image of our great country and remove the
embarrassment caused by the Miscreants.

I have before me, list of funds which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these funds have been identified and tagged as
unclaimed deposits.

Your Name was among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into
a designated account but withheld due to improper documentation or
insufficient proof of ownership. On this note; I wish
to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds. I have your file
before me and hope your data are correct and un-tampered unless you
reconfirm it not correct.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received
from the Foreign Debts reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment
reports expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your fund following my
anticipation that we can have gentlemen agreement. On agreement, I shall
set machinery on motion to legally achieve the release and remittance of
the fund to your designated account through your bank in your country. My
conditions are as follows:-

1. The sum of US$1.5m only will be transfer into your account after the
processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfide
beneficiary as world bank approved it since. The transfer will be made by
Directly bank your bank in your country. You do not have to deal with any
bank outside your country.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email. Telephone communication will be restricted except when
extremely necessary. This is for security reasons.

3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

4. You shall give me %10 of the total amount for my assistance as soon as
your bank invite's you for the direct crediting process.

If you agree with my conditions, l advice you on what to do immediately
and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to include
your name in the Payment schedule instantly to meet the seven days mandate
given for this payment process. I hope you don't reject this offer and
have your funds released and

FINALLY, you are strictly advised to contact me urgently for further
instruction. Note in accordance with the Federal Government regulations to
check the illegal approval of funds transfer abroad, no payment is made to
any foreign beneficiary without the express approval and clearance from
the above unit. Hence, you are duly advised in your own interest to stop
further communication whatsoever with any person, group or institution
within or outside Europe in connection with this payment, because they
have been of no assistance to you rather they conspired to extort money
from you.

Awaiting your immediately response.
.
Best regards,
Dr Christopher Dean

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