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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: "EUROPEAN UNION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morganjones7619@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 10:05:32 -0700
Subject: E.U


Hello Beneficiary,

We have been having a meeting for the past two months on the Global
Economic and political Crisis and also the Natural Disasters all over
the world which ended December 30th 2013 with the INSTITUTIONS OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,President of the European Union,Herman Van Rompuy and
the Arab League.

The European Union in collaboration with the United Nations
Organization and the United States Of America,has agreed to COMPENSATE
Every displaced people due to the aftermath of the storms ad huricaines
which has happened recetly,also we have puting the issue ofscam victims
and evryother persons including war torn countries in Africa,Asia and
Europe with the sum of USD$500,000,00 each (Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) Only and any other fees they owe you if
mentioned.These include every foreign contractors that may have not
received their contract payment and people that had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government
policies or the Global Economic/political Crisis, and those affected
by any form of Natural disaster.

Your email address was listed among the victims and that is why we are
notifying you.These funds are preloaded in an ATM CARD for
security purpose.The only method of payment here is via ATM CARD DELIVERY to
your provided address as soon as it is certified that your are the original
beneficiary to the funds.For verification and delivery of the ATM CARD,You are
hereby advised that you contact THE UNITED STATES PAYMENT CENTER in the person
of Mr Morgan Jones
Email address:
With a Reconfirmation of your:


Full Name,
Age,
Residential Address
Marital Status,
Occupation
Telephone Number:


Sincerely,
José Manuel Barroso
European Union Commission.

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