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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 David Merlin <mrsunnylouielouie@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <mrdavidmerlin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 19:30:23 +0100
Subject: WHY ARE YOU DELAYING THE PROCESS


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

FEDERAL FUND MONITORS,

ABUJA.



ATTENTION:







This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds

has been gazetted to be released, via key telex transfer

(KTT) -direct wire transfer through our correspondent bank

nominated by the senate committee for foreign over due fund

transfer. Meanwhile, two men came to my office few days ago

with a letter, claiming to be your true representative. Here

are there information for you to confirm to this office if

these men are truly your representative or since the

Government Agencies would not be held liable for any

wrongful transfer.



Name: Mr. Alfred Chapman & Mr. Tim Mohantin

Bank name: Citi Bank

Bank address: Arizona, USA

Account number: 6503809428.



Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency

if these men are your representative. You are requested to

fill and send this information's for verification purposes

so that your fund valid us$5.5m US dollars will be remitted

into your nominated bank account. This fund is as a result

of inheritance on your behalf. Kindly reconfirm the below to

avoid hitch on proceedings.

1. Your name:

2. Your full address:

3 Your telephone:

4. Fax:

5. AgE

6. Sex

7. Your occupation



As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all

necessary procedures in other to remit this money into your

account. the apex bank governor,executive, board of

directors and the senate committee for foreign overdue

inheritance fund have approved and accredited this reputable

bank with the office of the director, international

remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all

foreign inheritance funds this quarter payment of the year

2009. However, we shall proceed to issue all payments

details to the said Mr. Alfred Chapman & Mr. Tim Mohantin,

if we do not hear from you within the next seven working

days from today.We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay

in transferring of this fund must have cause you.

Regards,

Mr David Merlin

For: Federal Fund Monitors.

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