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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: "Thomas J. Curry" <amanda@praelum.com.sg>
Reply-To: thomasjcurry11@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 04:11:12 +0000
Subject: HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,



--
Attention;

This is to inform you that the below names organizations have been
working
jointly to eradicate the issue of fraud in Africa countries,
in view of this, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) United Nations
(UN), European Union (EU) and FBI, have been able to track
down some scam artist in various parts of African countries which
includes
(Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana and Senegal with cote
d'ivoire ) and they will be arrange to face Justice serially.

During the course of investigation, the above organizations through the
assistance of fbi, metropolitan police, and other security
agencies to recovered some of the fund, the organization had ordered the
funds recovered to be shared among the 11 Lucky people listed
around the World as a compensation.

This notice is been directed to you because your email address was found
in
one of the scam suspect computer hard-disk during the
investigation, perhaps, you must have been A victim of scam, you are
therefore being compensated with sum of $950,000.00
US Dollars valid into an (ATM Card Number 478643211087).

Since your email address is among the lucky beneficiaries who will
receive
a compensation funds, we have arranged your payment to be paid
to you through ATM VISA CARD which will be delivered to your postal
address
with the Pin Numbers as to enable you make withdrawal maximum of $5,000
on
each Withdrawal

from any Bank ATM Machine of your choice, until all the Funds are
exhausted.
The ATM Card with Security Pin Numbers will be delivered to you via
Fedex
courier Service, depending your choice.

In order to proceed with this transaction, you are advised to contact
MR.JACK LEW, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 2022,
via e-mail.:departmenttreasury885@yahoo.fr

You will be required to e-mail him with the following information:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:

Finally, you are advised to stop any communications with regards to
your payment.

It’s absolutely for your own good.

Thanks for your understanding as you follow instructions while I wait
to hear from you soon.

Yours in Services
Thomas J. Curry

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