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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. Edwin West" <mrpn22@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <mr.edwinezika@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:24:10 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?I_am_waiti?= =?windows-1256?Q?ng_for_you?=
=?windows-1256?Q?r_response?= =?windows-1256?Q?.=FE?=

FILE REF. # GIR/13330611/OX1/15
TRANS CODE: 000550911/HTRO-UK/15
AMOUNT: US$3,600,000.00 dollars

Good Day,

We
have been assigned to release the above reference fund to you by order
of the fund recovery committee of the United Nations in respect of the
accrued interest in your overdue payment fund.

This payment is
made in its ATM (Master) Card into our ESCROW VAULT ACCOUNT for direct
delivery via our delivery agency in our area of jurisdiction in your
country.

ATM CARD PAYMENT. In this case, the above indicated
total fund will be loaded in an approved ATM Card in your favor for a
maximum withdrawal of $10,000 dollars every day.

Please provide us with your full name / receiving address and call phone number for our official delivery procedures.

Yours in service,

Mr. Edwin West.
Payment officer.
Tel: +234 7083663557



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