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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: "LARRY K. MORRIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <larryk.morris@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 03:11:39 -0700
Subject: Re: Read carefully,

Good day,

This is in regard to Unpaid Foreign scam victims. UK Foreign Dept Settlement Investigation (UKFDSI) and America, Asia and European members of Finance Dept Settlement Board Committee have held a parliament meeting in UK on the 1st of this month of July 2013 to pay all the scam victims. After the meeting, this committee has mapped out USD$100,000.000.00Million to compensate 40 individuals and institutions who their email address appears on the list.


Be informing that your email appear among the list of scam victims, to be receiving the sum of USD$2,200.000.00 Million Dollars (Two Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $2,2MillionUSD in cash credited to file
no: ASVFC/02016/11 by the UK Deputy Director of Foreign Victims Debt Settlement Investigation Department for your lost in the past. Method Of Payment: Electric System Payment,ATM Visa Card.

Contact our Foreign Payment Accountant Chief officer Mr. Larry MORSS on email below immediately for your Claim E-mail: larryk.morris@yahoo.com


Kindly provide below information for immediate process of your approved fund.
*Your Full Name:
*Current Residential Address:
*Occupation & Age:
*Mobile phone number:
*Fax:
*File no:
*Driver License or Passport scan copy for identification and to avoid double claim:


Please write your file payment number which are stated above and make sure that your file payment number data is keep highly confidential until your claim is processed and your funds are released to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements, equally to guard against non participant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this program.

Upon receipt of the above information's, Foreign Payment Accountant Chief officer will furnish with requirement and how to be receiving your payment within the next 48hours in line with the regulation prescribed by the committee. Once again Congratulation!!

Your in service,

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