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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: "MR NICK COX" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrnickcox.1324@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:45:10 -0800
Subject: RE:DEBT RECONCILIATION/PART PAYMENT SETTLEMENT

Attn: Beneficiary.

We apologize for the delay of your part payment and all the Inconveniences and hiccups that we might have caused you. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is Inexplicable, and have held us stranded and Indolent, not having the Prerequisite to devote our 100% endowment in accrediting foreign payments. We apologized once again, from the Records of outstanding debt's due for payment to: {INHERITANCE FUND CLAIMS, NEXT OF KIN, LOTTERY PAYMENT, CONTRACT PAYMENT ETC}.

THIS OFFICE: DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OVERSEA CREDIT COMMISSION has been Mandated to Liquidate all outstanding debt; your name and Particulars were discovered as next on the list due for outstanding payment. I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole and can be accelerated so that your payment can be processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in our file, YOUR APPROVED outstanding part payment is valued {US$7,500.000.00} {SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS} tagged as category "E" payment with Reference NUMBER: PF008006UK/10.

METHOD OF PAYMENT:

1) Immediate delivery to your home/office doorstep by diplomatic means.
2) Wire transfer via telephone banking system, which will enable you transfer through your land line or cell phone.

In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office with the following information, as this will enable us to process and release your fund without any further delay.

Your Full Name
Telephone and fax Numbers
Residential Address
Occupation

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