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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: "Mr. Adams C. Cloutier" <adamscloutier221@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cloutierc224@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:25:31 -0400
Subject: United States Government Accountability Office



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United States Government Accountability Office
Head Office: 441 G St.NW Washington, D.C. 20548 United States of America
Department of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Attention:Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Adams C. Cloutier, Director of Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau United States Government Accountability Office.

We have currently been investigating your claim under the auspices of
the
Joint Regulatory Commission of the Presidency and Federal Deposit
Insurance
Corporation (FDIC). Incidentally, we have discovered during the course
of
the investigation that the agencies that were responsible for your claim
settlement have lost credibility. This is because the credit facility
extended to them for the said payment has since expired, and as a result
of
that, they are unable to offset your fund.

They have resorted to charging you all forms of fees and advance
payments
to no avail.
Government Accountability Office, being the agency responsible for
underwriting the guarantee for your claim has therefore, called for the
re
transmittal of your funds from offshore credit. Under the Joint
Regulatory
Commission, we have appointed a sole fiduciary agent that will handle
the
payment of your funds through bank to bank transfer into the account you
may nominate.
By this arrangement, you are not required to travel to anywhere outside
your country before your funds reach your residence address.
Your funds originated from a legitimate claim Nigeria. It is possible
for
you to be paid from here without any stress.

You must therefore, reconfirm the following information's below with
immediate effect.

1) Your full Name:.........................
..........................
2) Your Full Address:...................... ..........................
3) Phones, Fax and Mobile No:........................... .............
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:....................... ........
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:............... ....
6) Bank Name.......................................
7) Bank Address......................
8) Bank Telephone.......................
9) Account Name.................................................
10) Account Number/Routing Number/Swift
Code...........................................

We are working under the auspices of the Joint Regulatory Commission,
and
we intend to speed up the process of your claim
settlement.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Adams C. Cloutier
Government Accountability Office

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