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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: "mrs.nancy nek" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:36:56 +0100
Subject: Re.Payment Clearance Order

EUROPEAN SECURITY & DEFENCE COUNCIL
LONDON INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT  'LID'
FUNDS' FINAL CLEARANCE AUTHORITY
187, CAMDEN STR., LONDON EC2M 6HS, UNITED KINGDOM
 
 
 
FROM THE DESK OF: HONORABLE MRS. NANCY NEK HEAD; FINANCIAL AUDITS &
INVESTIGATION DEPT.
 
Our ref: GL-GWAS-008-31
 
Attention,
 
 
 
The London Investigation Department of the European Security & Defence Council (ESDC) and  European Union Financial Commission (EUFC),
International Monetary Funds (IMF) including the UNITED NATIONS Body, held a meeting on  31st of December 2011, at London, United Kingdom.
It was alarming on the money lost by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to
compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body is now paying 150 victims $1,000,000.00 USD each in accordance with the UNITED NATIONS
recommendations.
 
 
Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in the world, the payments are to be paid by Barclay s bank of new york as corresponding
paying bank under funding assistance by BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
 
 
According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still have an outstanding of 36 scam victims left to be paid. Other
victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.
 
 
We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get response from you on how you intend receiving your compensation payment. Be further inform that one Mr.
Michael Pandlos and Mark Macaully came to my office claiming to be your next of kin, who was been delegated by your family to come for this fund.
 
 
Please could you reconfirm this issue.
Below are the burial pictures they brought to us for confirmation that you are really dead.
And it seems suspicious, because they are not able to submit the required Affidavit of True Beneficiary Certificate as required by the United Nations and other concerned commissions.
 
Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
 
HONORABLE MRS. NANCY NEK
E-mail: mrs.nancy_nek@yahoo.com
HEAD; FINANCIAL AUDITS & INVESTIGATION DEP.

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