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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: "World Bank Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <muller.gotez@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:01:29 -0800
Subject: IMPORTANT FUND RELEASE

>From the Desk of Mr.Muller Myer Gotez
United Nation Commission Committee on Financial and Allied Matters
Liaison Office In Africa Union
Our Ref: IMF/WB/UN/US/BG-X08-EUABF/2013                
Your Ref:Date:16-12-2013
 
Dear:Sir/Mma:
 
                                Final Funds Release Order
 
In consideration of the legislative/legal resolution reached by the World Governing Bodies:
 
The IMF, United Nations Organization, World Bank Group, United States Government, British
 
Government,Africa Union and the European Union Commission Committee on Financial and Allied
 
Matters following series of complaints and petitions received from the office of the
 
European Union Police Commission, The FBI and The INTERPOL respectively over the non-payment
 
of foreign beneficiaries' payments as at when due. This adhoc committee on fact-finding and
 
foreign payment was subsequently inaugurated to help release immediately all the outstanding
 
payments that had received proper approvals and endorsements from the various
 
agencies/offices but was delayed due to the non-chalant attitudes of those at the helm of
 
affairs. From the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment with the various
 
Government Agencies, your name was discovered as next on the list of beneficiaries whose
 
files showed sufficient proves to receive their overdue payment but was marred by various
 
fees imposed on them by their so-called representatives especially bank officials who ended
 
up in ripping them off their savings instead of discharging their duties diligently and also
 
divert their approved funds to several untraceable bank accounts without due consent of the
 
original benefactors.
 
 
I wish to inform you that your Contract, Inheritance and Winning Fund is being processed and
 
will be released to you through our Approved Payment Channels as soon as you respond to this
 
notification. To avoid all further bottlenecks, we have allocated to you new International
 
Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/US-BG-93WB82UN567-G, Approval Number: 7402-2011,
 
Certificate of Merit Number: 0781 and Release Code Number: 0295 and you must quote any of
 
these Identification Numbers before us for proper identification. Note also that your file
 
is currently in my office and from the records I have in the file, you  have been cleared to
 
receive the sum of €5,100,000.00 Million (Five Million, One Hundred Thousand Euros) only.
1) BY SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER (KTT)
2) BY DIPLOMATIC CASH DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP
3) BY CERTIFY INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT
4) BY ATM MASTER CARD.
 
 
So indicate the mode you consider most convenient to allow us take further steps to that
 
effect.Also reconfirm the following information to me for final ratification exercise:
 
1} Your Full Name:
2} Your Contact Telephone and Fax Number:
3} Your Full Address:
 
As soon as this Information are received, your payment will be duly processed and released
 
to you as you deem fit through our most reliable payment channels within the shortest
 
possible time. Further information\guidance will be availed to you as soon as we receive
 
your response to this final payment release order.
 
Your urgent answer is needed.Yours in Service
 
Mr.Muller Myer Gotez
Chairperson, of the Committee
my direct telephone number:+234 8160819783
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