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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: "INTERNATIONAL POLICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dobro.unpolice@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 09:36:01 -0700
Subject: FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICE UNIT, REGARDING RECOVERY OF YOUR LOST MONEY

Good Day,

My name is Dobrovolska Svitlana a Russian National. I am fraud investigating international police, attached with United Nations international police unit assigned to Nigeria. I cover Europe Asia and African countries, It was discovered that you are among the list of foreigners that fell victims of fraudulent activities in the hand of fraudsters, and they claim they where doing legitimate transaction with you. From our investigation, we discovered that you have lost a lot of money, which included money borrowed from people to fulfill your financial obligation with these criminals.

I discovered that a lot of names have contacted you,and they claimed to be YOUR PARTNERS AND FRIENDS IN BUSINESS. They used your money and do away with it. Though they are now on the run,but they might be writting to you from hiding places.

They are the people that told you series of endless sweet good stories we gave you all these evidence to enable you know we have first class information of what you did with them, and we need your absolute cooperation to enable us recover your fund and send it back to you to enable you reposition your damaged financial life.

We have seized the properties of these men that were on the run, and have submitted their properties to government for auction sales to enable us recover your fund, but this will be possible if we hear from you,to enable us advise you on how to apply for recovery of your fund and if possible give us more details that will help us to arrest them. PLEASE DO NOT DISCLOSE THIS EMAIL TO THEM TO ENABLE US ARREST THEM. DO NOT INFORM THEM, JUST MAINTAIN REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE WITH US AND ALWAYS UPDATE ME ANYTIME THEY WRITE YOU.

Your reply to us is very important.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Dobrovolska Svitlana.
Interpol.

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Interpol is the world's largest international police organization, with 186 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.

Interpol aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Interpol?s constitution prohibits ?any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character. Interpol's Leadership The President of Interpol and the Secretary General work closely together in providing strong leadership and direction to the Organization

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