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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 Patrick Lloyd Holt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patricklloyd0147@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 01:18:15 +0800
Subject: RE: YOUR MONEY RELEASE ORDER

FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTE (FPC)
MR PATRICK LLOYD HOLT
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUNDS DISCOVERY (IMF
OPENING HOURS: 09:00 to 16:00, MONDAY TO FRIDAY,
EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. DOORS CLOSE AT 16:00, BUT APPLICATION MADE BEFORE
THIS TIME WILL BE PROCESSED ON THE SAME DAY.



Dear Honorable Beneficiary,


LONG OVERDUE PAYMENT


This is to officially inform you that, we have verified your contract file
presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your
payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment and also
During the course of our investigation, we Discovered with that your
payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some Corrupt officials of the
USA Department of Treasury who are trying to Divert the beneficiary funds
into their private accounts.

After the Board of director's meeting held in Abuja, we have resolved in
finding a solution to your problem. We have arranged your payment through
our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America, Africa, Oceania and Asia
Pacific; this is part of the mandate passed by the Senate in respect to
overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling. And also the Federal
Government is using this mean to rewards all the citizens of the United
states and all part of Europe including Asia, Australia, South America,
Canada, Antarctica e.t.c or otherwise, You should know that if you are
interested to receive your ATM card which will be credited with
$5,700,000.00 united states dollars, before it is been sent to you,
direct to your doorstep, through the Nedlink courier service, you will
have to respond to me with your full information’s, After your response
you will be directed to the shipping courier dispatching officer whose
name is Mr. Edward P.Ambrose

However, there are two gentlemen here that call themselves James white and Robert
Huntington from Ohio united state of America, who came to claims this
Funds on your behalf and the reason giving to us is that you are the one
Who sent them to claim the funds, that you are terminal sick We write to
inform you that I have authorized by the World Bank Organization and
united nation in conjunction with the international Community to
investigate the unnecessary delay of your outstanding contract Payment. We
are also empowered to recommend and approve your claims for
Payment if certified as genuine


He will send you your ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money
via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, and the maximum daily limit is
Fifteen Thousand United States dollars ($15,000.00). When you receive
your ATM card, you have to alert me, so that, we can give you process, and
professional advise, on how to make use of your ATM CARD.

Please provide me with your Direct Phone number to reach you..

Call me for confirmation on : +1-818-745-9117 or if i am not on my desk kindly leave a message
and i will get back to you asap.

Thanks for your co-operation.
Respectively
Mr Patrick Lloyd Holt

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