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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: "David Clark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidc_aclearinghouseva@zing.vn>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 22:24:50 -0000
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO US ONCE YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL.,,//

African Clearing House,
Virginia, United States of America.
Tel:(775) 5490229
Fax:(775) 2978745

Attn:Sir.


YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT OF $10,500,000.

This is to inform you that we the African clearing house Virginia here in USA received a credit instruction from the African Union chairman, H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn in-conjunction with the IMF to pay you your outstanding payment through the African Union escrow account here in America.

We are writing concerning your overdue payment which is yet to be paid to you. It was discovered that you are among the genuine beneficiaries who were scammed by some non-officials from Nigeria, Africa, UK and some part of the world. It is better you desist from further communication with the above mentioned countries if you wish to receive your fund. They are only there to suck you and extort all your hard earned money.

The fund has been in a escrow account for some time because you as the beneficiary have not applied for payment to this office.

Meanwhile, the payment has been re-approved for immediate release by the paying bank here in Virginia upon the receipt of the required documents.

We know that many people from all over the world might be contacting you concerning the release of your fund but they are non-officials and that is why you have not received your fund since the inception.

The only problem associated with your payment is lack of “due process” and the bank cannot release the fund to you without the due process. Once your payment file is notarized at the court of law here in Virginia, a Certificate of True Beneficiary and Contract/Inheritance Fund Clearance Certificate obtained and presented to paying bank, your fund will be released to you without any delay. This will be done only through our office here in Virginia.

Contact us if you really want to receive your fund. Your fund will be released to you by the paying bank within 5 working days upon receipt of the documents from the court.


Finally, it is better desist from any communication in connection to your payment because all of them will ever help you rather than extort more money from you.


Yours in Service.

Mr. David Clark.

Head of operation,
African clearing house Virginia.
Tel:(775) 5490229
Fax:(775) 2978745

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