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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. Sari . G . Fish" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drsarigfish@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:51:44 -0000
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary, You Benefit Fund Is Ready To Tranfer

Attention: Sir/ Madam


Dear Beneficiary,



Due to your inability to conclude your benefit fund transfer, your fund was transfer to us by our Intermediary bank to settle all the outstanding contractor and beneficiaries. The management has resolved to use Direct Bank Transfer or Secret Fund Hand Delivery [SFHD] in transferring your fund across to you...



This method of payment is very secret due his nature of handling cash in person. We make use of the Diplomat or Missionary without them knowing the content of the consignment box as we present it as a family inheritance to be delivering across to you.



We make use of them because of the immunity that covers them in every country, so you can see the reason we are using them, we don't want to keep on holding your fund due to the law in UK, which mandated to give away unclaimed fund to charity home after some period of unclaimed. And also our investigation department fund out that your fund has been kept out from you for a long time due to some irregularity in your fund payment transfer..



Please if this method is OK with you, pleases get back to us immediately to enable us facilitate the delivery of the said consignment box trunk or We will be left with only option of transferring it account to your nominated bank account, should that be the case, forward your banking information across to us immediately.



We also need this information from immediately you received this mail, Your Private/Mobile Phone, Your Address and a scanned copy of your Driver's license or International passport for identification and your Certificate of Claim and that of Approval to empower us to bring or transfer your fund across to your receivership. Please get back to me through my alternative email address: (infosarinatwest@rocketmail.com)

Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.



Regards

Dr, Sari Fish [Deputy Director] Transfer Dpt

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