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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: "Mrs.mary moore" <mrs.marrymoore@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:07:06 -0400
Subject: YOUR DEBT HAS BEEN RECOVERED BY UN


DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE
UNITED NATION (UN)
WEST AFRICAN
LIAISON OFFICE,
ACCRA-GHANA
UPDATE INFORMATION
HI,
I AM PLEASE TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOU’RE LONG AWAITING
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND OF TEN MILLION UNITED STATES

DOLLARS ONLY (US$10,500,000.00) HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR
ACCRETED BANK IN ASIA.
YOU ARE HERE BY ADVICE TO FEEL FREE AND CONTACT THE OFFICER IN CHARGE IN
THE PERSON OF BARRISTER KOFI ADAMS,E-MAIL:

koffiadamschamber@gmail.com FOR ADEQUATE GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSFER OF
YOUR ABOVE MENTIONED FUND HENCE YOUR FILL HAS

BEING SUBMITTED TO HIM, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FUND
ARE PROCESSED AND RELEASE TO YOU WITHOUT ANY

FURTHER DELAY.
KINDLY, RE-CONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL DATA SUCH AS YOUR
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
DIRECT PHONE:
COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER’S LICENSE .YOU’RE BANKING
INFORMATION WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE PROCESSING AND

SECURE OF ALL NEEDED CERTIFICATES IN YOUR FAVOR,BANK

NAME:..........................................................ADDRESS:...........................................SWIFT

CODE :.......................................ACCOUNT
NO:..............................................BENEFICIARY

NAME:..............................
YOU SHOULD FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HIM AND INFORM HIM HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUND
TO GET TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY WAYS OF

TRANSFERRING YOUR FUND EITHER THROUGH BANK TO BANK, ATM CARD OR
DIPLOMATIC MEANS.
YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WILL BE HELPFUL TO FACILITATE YOUR PAYMENT.
BEST REGARDS,
DR.MRS.MARY MOORE
INFORMATION DEPT.(UN)

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