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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: "LORD ADAIR TURNER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financial.services@computer4u.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:10:53 +0800
Subject: ATTEN: BENEFICIARY

ATTEN: BENEFICIARY

previously we have sent this notification which you are yet to respond. With reference to the recall of your funds, following the decision policy of the Government of Great Britain last week be informed that you were among the short listed beneficiaries to receive their entitlement via ATM VISA CARD. The Federal Government has mandated the Ministry of Finance to pay all the affected Beneficiaries whose payments have been lingering over the past ten years till date. The Government decided to pay all the affected beneficiaries the sum of US $3.500,000.00 ( USD$3.5M)each via ATM VISA CARD. This method was adopted to evade unnecessary delays from the Ministry of Finance and some other Governmental Agencies.

We the Board of Directors, Members Committee of the British Ministry of Finance are aware of your winning prize. We write to remind you that we receive a report from BANK OF ENGLAND that you could not get your winning prize $3.500,000.00 ( USD$3.5M)right in your country , due to your country Government strict rules and laws in banking system which prompt the BANK OF ENGLAND to call back your winning prize to UK. As per UK government rule

Under the stipulated enabling Law of the Government of Great Britain and Wales and other Commonwealth States, any huge fund that has been found in our computer system waiting to be transferred without claims for a period of 6 months or less, shall be confiscated and forfeited to the Government of Great Britain and Wales. Our payment office will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Machine in any part of the world. For this singular payment purpose, you should resend across your current receiving details to forestall any mistake of issuing the ATM Card with the wrong information already submitted by lottery board director Mr. Brent Wood:-
1. Full name for activation of your ATM CARD
2. Phone and fax number
3. Your Receiving address
4. Your age
5.current occupation
6. Attach copy of your identification card or any valid Card

We urgently wait for your immediate response.

Congratulation

LORD ADAIR TURNER, CHAIRMAN,
FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA).
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
financial.services@computer4u.com

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