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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: Carmilla Megan <carmanllunsec3@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 11:21:45 +0000
Subject: Hope this email finds you in good health,


Hello dear,
Hope this email finds you in good health, We have
actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretary general,
and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to
investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance/contract fund,
recommended and approve in your favour. During the course of our
investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been
unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to
divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this,
security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal
Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD, this will enable only you have
direct Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the Presidency
that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by the Officials of the bank. We obtained an
irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from U.K, we are happy to
inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your Entire
Inheritances fund has been credited in your favor through ATM card. And
also be informed that the amount to be paid now is $2.870.000.00
million dollars the rest will be paid to you in a later date. Note that
the said amount which we discussed can withdraw from an ATM Machine in
any part of the world and the maximum you can withdraw a day is $Ten
Thousand dollars ,So you are advice to to contact Dr. Richard Bury on
his private email: richardlbury02@hotmail.com as soon as possible to
know when they will deliver your ATM card package to you because of the
expiring date.You are therefore advice to send your contact details to
enable us inform you about the paying bank in London to collect your
original payment slip with your ATM card.
Once again, Note
that they will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money
in any ATM machine in any part of the world, like i told you, the
maximum is 10.000 dollars per a day.So if you like to receive your funds
through this means kindly contacts Dr. Richard Bury of RBS Uk on
his private email: richardlbury02@hotmail.com of RBS also send the
following information as stated below. Your Full name, Phone No,
Address, Resident Country of Origin and Date of Birth, We expect your
urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment
effectively.
Mrs Camilla Megan
Royal bank of Scotland Plc
71 Bath St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PJ, Channel Islands U K.

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