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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: acdishan@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:56:07 -0700
Subject: APPROVAL PAYMENT OF US$8.5M
>From the Director General
African Foreign Debt Management Council
To Dully Beneficiary,
APPROVAL PAYMENT OF US$8.5M
It delight this office to notify you of your overdue
contract/inheritance payment which you were denied over the
years by the African Region due to some reasons as indicated
in your payment file after much verification such as
duplication of account and demand of high fees by respective
agent and associate. In view of this, the Federal Ministry
of Finance in Collaboration with the African Union after the
just concluded submit of the African Union held in Ethiopia
has given an Approval for a Payment of USD8.5M to you.
You are advice to get back to this office with your full
name, address and direct telephone number within 48 hours to
claim your fund.
We use this opportunity to warn you against further
communication with any agent or associate as this might put
the entire payment in lapses .
This is for your own interest and to protect the interest of
this
region from being held reliably for you not receiving your
fund within the specific period of time as mandated by this
commission.
Once again we congratulate you in advance.
Alhaji Mohammed Ishan
Director General
African Foreign Debt Management Council.
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