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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: Payment Office <mr.boboteger@gmail.com>
Reply-To: blessingfavor28@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:09:06 +0100
Subject: PLEASE YOU ARE ADVICE TO READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY BEFORE REPLYING

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVICE TO READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY BEFORE REPLYING

There is an issue with the UBA transfer department in full
Compensation payment of $2.8Million united state dollars directed in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308 at the owner of this email
address and it was scheduled earlier to pay you via International Bank
Draft, It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter
because after the fund has been brought to our office to remit
somebody from your country by name Charles Porter contacted us and
said you are on sick bed and ordered him to contact us to remit the
USD$2.8Million using his information to pick up your fund presently
under our custody for transfer on your behalf. The Official
responsible for the presentation of your money valued USD$2.8Million
Winning quickly granted approvals to their application now waiting for
final endorsement from Board of Trustees.

When our UBA Debit Note was submitted to my desk for final Approvals
before forwarding it to Board for endorsement, I noticed that there
are discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorization letter
from you for Charles Porter to receive the fund on your behalf. I
urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of the
winning and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the
same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when
your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

I hereby urged you to call or email me urgently for your comments
which will be highly appreciated if you are still alive or not on sick
bed to commence with your payment accordingly, because we will not
hesitate to continue the payment transfer activation with the name of
the gentleman on claim if no response comes from you. Contact me on
this number: +229-993-044-68.or e-mail me back using this address
(mrstamara_gloria@yahoo.co.uk) as your silence will be a clear
indication that you authorized him to effect the above changes.

Also fill the information below to help us facilitate your payment

1) Your Full Name...
2) Country and City:
3) Phone:.
3) Home/ Office Address:....
4) Profession/Occupation and Age:.......

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED.

REGARDS,
MRS BLESSING FAVOR
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS,
(blessingfavor28@yahoo.com)

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