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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: RICHARD HOOK <richardhook@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 08:47:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE


>From President of the European Union Commission
200 Wetstraat / Rue DE la Loi1000 Brussels Belgium
Email.   jeanclaudejuncker508@yahoo.com


 Attn; Sir/Madam
It has come to our notice after the last  European Union Meeting on unpaid contract/Inheritance fund originated from Africa,Europe and ASIA Etc.I deemed  the responsibility of this after the meeting to contact you my self after your payment  file and other files got to my table.We understood you have not been  paid your contract fund/Inheritance worth fifteen million, five hundred thousand Euros only.(15,500,000,00Eur). since you personally executed the contract awarded to you under category "A" Through the Africa/Europe/Asia community Inheritance act.Sir,based on this,we have signaled the head of the central banks Governors in Africa,Europe,Asia the presidents, accountant generals concerning this matter. As it stands right now, we have secured a payment approval order/voucher in your name  and a bank have been appointed to take care of the payment which we shall monitor until the said amount is confirmed into your bank account.Sir to our surprise this Morning,someone brought this account details and instructed us that he is your next of kin that we should wire the approved fund into his bank account bellow.Citi bank Na Account: 8210087485Routing: 222370440CITIUSUS4453New York Name; Johnson Clarke.In view of the above,i would like you to be kind enough to reply my mail  to enable me send you more details for us to continue with this process.We are aware also after the investigations  that you haves pent a huge lot of money trying to get your impending fund  but we say to you sir/madam, that we are very sorry for all  that has happened to  you in this process as it is because of people like you that we have intervened.Meanwhile, i shall be waiting for your prompt reply and confirmation.Note, that this process will be carried out immediately you reply us with your details. We shall be behind you to monitor and to give you guide line thank you
FOR SECURITY REASONS, PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO jeanclaudejuncker508@yahoo.com

Yours Truly,
Mr.Jean-Claude Juncker


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