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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: "Kenny Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecbgerma@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 06:42:06 +0800
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT FINANCE

[UK-IMF FINANCIAL CONSULTANT DESIGNATE TO {UK} GOVT
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER ON FOREIGN DEBTS SETTLEMENT]
Attn:  Foreign Fund Recipient
To implement communique of the 40th G8 summit Leaders of World Major Economies held on 4? June, 2014 at Brussels, Belgium as EU President Herman Van Rompuy and Chair of the 40th summit emphasizes Growth over Austerity to Tackle World Economic Woes' amid calls and injection of funds from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Christine Lagarde. Though this time it was Group of Seven as Russia was alienated from the summit participants and also stripped her of earlier Sochi, Russia hosting right and relocated to Belgium due to its association with Crimean crisis. Powerful leaders in attendance were leaders of the United States President Barack Obama; Britain Prime Minister David Cameron; Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel; France President Fran?ois Hollande; Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi; Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plus European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy; Commission President Jos?Manuel Barroso.
Thus, the UK-IMF Financial Consultant Designate to <UK> Govt. Chancellor of the Exchequer on Foreign Debts Settlement has been designated to settle all outstanding financial debts owes on the Seven (7) continents whose funds owed originated from "Contracts Execution, Lottery Winnings, and/or Inheritance" by their deceased family/relatives in these respective continents. To this end, We're at liberty to inform you gazette settlement of $10 Million in your favour via the officially assigned remitting bank SPAREBANKEN M?RE BANK, Alesund, Norway under EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK'S (ECB) directive and supervision at its Frankfurt, Germany headquarters, has been approved and, payment unto you is imminent upon your response to this email/letter and accompanying your receiving bank coordinate information.
Kenny Douglas,
Chief Consultant
OFFICE ADDRESS: Selborne House, 54 Victoria Street London SW1E 6QW

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