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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: "British Finance Monitoring Unit." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ddrmxw@foxmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:42:27 +1000
Subject: (Follow This Procedures to Get your Funds).

MADAME CHRISTINE LAGARDE
ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR:
BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT/
UNITED STATE FBI WASHINGTON DC.

Attention,

This letter is from British Finance
Monitoring Unit newly established by
the World Financial Service Authority
United States Of America in conjunction
with United Nations/United Kingdom.This
body was set up to discover an unpaid
fund being owed to Governments or
Individuals all over the world through
Contract Payment,Inheritance
and Lottery Winning Prize Awards

We have registered your ATM CARD
of (USD$4.5) with With our diplomatic
delivery Agent with registration code of
(205A5)please Contact the office with
your delivery informations also confirm
to them your delivery location where
you want the card delivered to avoid
delivery error

Agent Name: Dennis Maxwell,
E-mail: ddrmxw@foxmail.com
Tel : 360) 399-6306

We have paid for the Insurance & Delivery FEE
The only fee you have to pay is their Security
fee only. Please indicate the registration
Number of ATM Master Card with your Names
embedded on it with MasterCard
No. 5428 0500 1100 4432 serial
Numbers: 2419879 and Reg. No.MCIMJ: 5148/4178
and ask Him how much is the Security fee so
that you can pay it and receive your ATM CARD.


Thanks.
Yours Truly,
MADAME CHRISTINE LAGARDE
Assistant Managing Director:
British Finance Monitoring Unit.

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