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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: "Anti-Fraud & Protection Org. (IAFPO)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <antifraudunitdept1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:09:55 +0100
Subject: RE : IMMEDIATE PAYMENT CALL URGENT,,

Anti-Fraud & Protection Org. (IAFPO)
Investigations and Anti-Fraud Task Force Unit
112 College St San Antonio, TX 78205
Moto : Zero Tolerance


RE : IMMEDIATE PAYMENT CALL URGENT


ATTN: THE FUND BENEFICIARY.


My name is Prof.Thomas Dean. I am the vice Chairman of the International
Investigations and Anti Fraud Task Force, I am wondering why you have not followed up your rescued payment despite our effort to write you recently.

we the entire delegates of the above office flew into West Africa recently because of numerous complaints filed against various African governments on their inability to pay foreign beneficiaries of Inheritance funds, Contract funds and Compensations into their respective banks accounts even after they must have collected all required transfer fees
from these foreign beneficiaries.

This is the reason why we were mandated by the United Nations, United States government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fly into Africa and rectify these problems by making sure that all affected foreign beneficiaries receive their long over due funds without making further delay.

>From the time we came into Africa , we have been able to repatriate some funds that was wrongly diverted into different bank accounts abroad by the bad eggs in the banks and ministries . Further more, from your file here on my table I am so surprised that you have not received your payment up till this moment as from what I saw in your file, you have complied with all the transfer documents that shows and proved your legitimacy as the beneficiary of this fund.

We signed a memorandum of understanding with these governments to pay off all certified foreign beneficiaries from our own liquidity (Available Funds) in our UN / EU controlled bank in Europe and America, and we will debit the concerned government and get reimbursed at a later date.

Finally, Are you still alive and healthy? If you are still alive, you are required immediately respond to this mail to enable us send to you our payment transfer form to fill in correctly in other to receive your fund in your choice bank account there in your country.

KINDLY SEND YOUR FULL

NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
SEX;
OCCUPATION:
COPY ID

Get back to me for further directives/instruction on (profthomasdean@gmail.com)

Thanks for Your Cooperation.
Your Sincerely,
Prof Thomas Dean.
Anti-Fraud & Protection Org. (IAFPO)

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