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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: "Dr.James Addo" <dr.jamesado@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:23:16 +0100
Subject: Good day


Good day Beneficiary,

This is in regard to unpaid Asia and European scam victims and relatives of
army troops killed in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria war. The America, Asia
and European members Board committee of Foreign Debt Settlement
Investigation (EFDSI) have held a parliament meeting in UK on the 1st of
this month of June 2014 to pay scam victims and army troops relatives.
After the meeting, this committee has mapped out $100,000.000.00USD to
compensate 40 individuals who their email address appears on the list as
the victim’s relatives.

We gladly to informing you that your email address appears on the list,
that will be receiving they sum of $2,200.000.00USD (Two Million Two
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). Therefore you have been
approved to claim a total sum of $2,2MillionUSD in cash credited to file
no: ASVFC/02016/11. Your funds have been arranged in an ATM Visa Debt
Credit Card, and it shall be delivering to your house through our courier
agent service.

To claim your ATM Visa Debt Credit Card kindly contact our Delivery
Accountant Chief officer Mr. Bright Aston on this email:
atmvisadebtcreditcarddelivery@accountant.com and call him on mobile number
+447927744566 after sending your information's list below:

*Your Full Name:
*Current Residential Address:
*Occupation:
*Age:
*Gender:
*Mobile phone number:
*Fax: No fax.
*Payment File no:
*Driver License or Passport scans copy for identification:

Please mention your Payment File no that is stated above. This is part of
our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous elements, equally to guard against non
participant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this
program.Upon receipt of the above information's, the delivery Chief Officer
will furnish you on how to receive your payment within the next 48hours in
line with the regulation prescribed by the committee.
Once again Congratulation!!
Yours sincerely,
Dr. James A.
Payment Notification officer.

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