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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: "Ms.Jasmin K English" <ms.jasminkenglish@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Ms.Jasmin K English" <ms.jasmink_english@yahoo.hk>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:45:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Ms.Jasmin K. English.







From: Ms.Jasmin K.English.
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General  For Internal Oversight Services

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This  is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from Canada,
after series  of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies
from Asia,Europe,South America and the United States of America
respectively,against the  Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going
on in these two nations.

Right now,as directed by UN secretary General named Ban Ki-Moon we
are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime
Commission/agencies and we have decided to waive away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to
effect your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account
without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government
and UNITED NATIONS.But the only fee you will pay to receive  your fund
is the Notarization fee.Upon your request,I will tell you the amount
and also send you the payment information you will use in sending the
Notarization fee.

Now how would you like to receive your payment? Because we have two
method of payment which is by Check or by ATM card?

ATM CARD: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card  which you
will use to withdraw up to $3,000 per day from any ATM machine that
has the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4
years time which is 2018. Also with the ATM card you will be able  to
transfer your funds to your local bank account.The ATM card  comes
with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it.Even
if you do not have a bank account.

CHECK: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three
working days. Your payment  would be sent to you via any of your
preferred option and would be mailed  to you via DHL. Because we have
signed a contract with DHL which should expire in next three weeks

You will only need to pay $325 for Notarization fee instead of $525
saving you $200 So if you pay before the three weeks you save $200
Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of  money above the
usual fee is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop
communication with every other person if you have been in contact with
any.Also remember that all you will ever have to spend is  $325.00
nothing more! Nothing less! And we guarantee the receipt of your fund
to be successfully delivered to you within the next 48hrs after the
receipt of payment has been confirmed.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and  Canadian Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr.Bill
Gladwell from USA to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into
their personal account.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I
would like you to urgently respond to this message  with

Your Full Name :..............
Your Address  :..............
Occupation :.................
Home/Office/Cell Phone  :..............
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check)

So that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your
account  within the next 72 hours.Once again,the only fee you will
pay to receive  your fund is the Notarization fee.which is $325 only.

Upon your request,I will send you the payment information you will
use in sending  the Notarization fee.

Sincerely yours,

Ms.Jasmin K. English
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal  Oversight Services
my private email:ms.jasmink_english@yahoo.hk


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