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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 Louis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <justice0001@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:35:43 -0800
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam

Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area
P. M.B 535, Garki Lagos.
  
Dear Sir/Madam
 
I am Mr. David Louis the Assistant Director Inspection Unit United Nations/IMF Inspection Agent, I will advise that you should carefully read the content of this Letter to the best of your understanding so that you will know how necessary it is for you to Validate/commission your ATM Card.
Your Inheritance Funds valued US$5 million   were supposed to have been Released to you in the Year 2004/2005 because then the Remittance/certified Payment Draft was actually endorsed/Programmed and Prepared to authenticate the Remittance of this Funds to you in the Year 2005/2006.
However,I wish to inform you now that your outstanding ATM card payment of ($5,000,000.00) Five Million Dollars U.S.A} United States dollars). has been approved for delivery, your ATM master card With new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331 , Pin Code No: 5567 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , UN/IMF Released Code No: 0763, Having received these vital payment numbers , meaning that your ATM card payment of $5 Million has been approved for immediate delivery to your address.
 
In accordance to section (4) paragraph III&IV of The "The Federal Republic of Nigeria Settlement Edict Law of 2013", any Beneficiary to be settled nor compensated by MINISTRY OF FINANCE, must Validate his or her out-dated Swift Card in other to Legally empower FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to proceed with his or her Compensation/Inheritance Payment. In other words this means that you ( LaVada DelConte) have 72hrs to Pay the IMF clean bill fee of $410 ONLY.
Kindly reconfirm your full contact details .
Your name___
Your country__
Your address___
You’re Age/sex__
Your occupation
Direct phone number__
 
We have paid for the Insurance & Delivery fee.The only fee you have to pay is the IMF clean bill fee only $410.Please indicate the registration Number of (9665776)Furnish them with your Address and Phone number for your delivery.
This is your registration code (DHJKT00678G)
Contact person: Monroe Earsley
Telephone …… +1-314-807-3806
 
 
Congratulations!
 
Mr. David Louis
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