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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: Elizabeth Gikas <elizabetheuropean11@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 23:48:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY


Attention Sir/Ma

CUSTOMER SERVICE
REFNO: BMF/75-AO803358FT
Batch: 174/05/ZY369

My name is Mrs.Elizabeth Gikas, a letter was forwarded to our office here in London UK today the 05th of AUG 2014 requesting that your unclaimed fund be paid to Theresa Morris said letter of change of beneficiary/ownership to her name, records show that you are among one of the individuals and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas which includes those of Lottery, Contract and Inheritance.

Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed that over the past you have been transacting with some impostors and fraudsters, the Cyber Crime Division of the Homeland Security gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) formerly known as the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of how some people have lost outrageous sums of money to these Impostors.

In the said letter of change of beneficiary/ownership, representatives of Ms.Theresa Morris stated that you are critically infected by Cancer of the Lungs and that you have some few months to live according to the doctor's report so therefore that you have given her the authorization to claim your fund on your behalf and as such your fund should be paid to her as the next of kin to you to deliver the Consignment to her Country immediately, you should have contact us by email before you can direct her to us.

Because of the elaborate global scam, we decided to contact you for confirmation. If after seven working days, no response is received from you, it will be assumed that you are sick indeed and as such authorization and approval will be granted on behalf of Theresa Morris to claim/receive your fund.

You are advise to reconfirm your Information and how you want your fund paid to you without further delay if you are still alive. Direct your response to my email address: elizabethgikas@mail.ru

Below is the information you are expected to re-confirm,

1. Full Name:____________________________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
8. Driver's license:____________________
9. Copy Of Your Identity:________________

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Thanks

Regards

Mrs.Elizabeth Gikas
Dir. Finance Department
Equity Trust F Security Company/ (IMF).
Email: imfeurope@qip.ru
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