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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.Grace Ajiboye" <soren.handler@roskildeskiklub.dk>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 13:39:34 +0100
Subject: Transfer of US$8,700,000.00 to your bank account

Transfer of US$8,700,000.00 to your bank account

Dear Sir,

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of
all unclaimed lottery prize money,inheritance funds,contract
funds,etc, your payment file was forwarded to our office for the
immediate transfer of US$8,700,000.00 compensation to your bank
account.

The audit reports given to us shows that you have been going through
hard times by paying a lot of money to certain groups of individuals
and banks for the transfer of your funds, which has been delayed by
some dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have
to pay any money or fee to receive your funds as you have met up with the
whole funds transfer requirements.

Should you follow our directives, your funds US$8,700,000.00
compensation will be credited in your bank account by telegraphic
transfer within three (3) working days and copies of the funds
transfer documents will be sent to you and your bankers for confirmation.

For the immediate transfer of the US$8,700,000.00 to your bank account,
 kindly reply back with your FULL NAME and TELEPHONE number(s)
today by email for further details on this funds transfer schedule.

Reply directly to my private E-mail: glwuolee1@gmail.com


Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Grace Ajiboye
UNRC Commission & Finance

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