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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: "BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION" <bhcofficemail@email.com>
Reply-To: ext.atmcardept@live.com
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:02:40 +0600
Subject: ARE YOU AWARE ? WRITE TO BHC IMMEDIATELY.




BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
9,NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX,
UNITED KINGDOM
Contact : bhcofficemail@email.com

Attn: Beneficiary,

Last Quarter Scam Awareness Conference Update,Contact our Liaison Office
for the payment of Six Hundred and Thirty Three Thousand Dollars
(US$633,000.00) only as a Compensation approved for all Scammed Victims
affected by Africans as your Personal Internet Contact Information is
among the Data Selected that has been exposed to Scammers and also might
have dealt with Fake Compensation Offices. This campaign as listed by the
African Financial Intelligent Unit (AFIU) after the World Annual
Conference Forum Screening carried out by us with all African Governments
for this Last Quarter of the year 2014 World Reconciliation Scheme,your
profiles selected Automatically made you one of the beneficiaries.

Re-Confirm your PHONE NUMBER and CONTACT ADDRESS to our Representative, Mr
Jack Lenz via jacklenz@representative.com for the immediate delivering of
your fund through ATM DEBIT CARD.

Finally,you are advised that you should stop further Dealings with any
Compensation Office, fake Friends and business Partners to protect you
from losing your vital information and funds to them as we await to
receive your Active Phone Numbers and Contact Address via
(jacklenz@representative.com) to enable us process your payment and send
your Atm Card without further
delay.

Yours In Service,
Dr Andrew More.
For:British High Commission

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