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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: Dennis Chase <accdetailsss@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: infodetailsss@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:04:20 +0000
Subject: World Debt Recovery committee.



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WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC)
Address: Head Office: 3, Kofo Abayomi
Street, Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria


YOUR-UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION.

World Debt Recovery committee (WDRC).in conjunction with U.S.A
Government, The committee has mandate to recover unpaid debts
associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans
and grants etc ranging from $7.5M onward to various beneficiaries and
companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia)
and submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries/companies to the
appointed official paying Banks for immediate payment of the fund.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars
were short listed among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid
hence this email. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs.
Cindy Logan that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane
crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir.
She has also submitted her Bank account with Federal Reserve System
for the transfer of the fund to her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong
individual/beneficiary, I have decided to contact you for
confirmation. No response from you within 24 to 48 hours, it will be
assumed that the petition of Mrs. Cindy is true and the fund will be
paid to her without further delay

Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars,
(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove you.
6) The country where your fund was originated.


NOTE: IF YOU KNOW THAT THIS FUND DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, OR YOU CANNOT
BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE DON'T BOTHER TO REPLY THIS
MESSAGE.

Yours Sincerely

Mr. Dennis Chase.



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