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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: Mary Seidman <wumt2012@barid.com>
Reply-To: Mary Seidman <jerrywilliams2112@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 07:54:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds $8,500,000.00 Million USD.

Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds $8,500,000.00 Million USD.

This
is to inform you that we discovered during our audit that you have not
received your payment according to the earlier instructions. YOUR NAME
AND EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SHORTLISTED AS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING BENEFICIARY
OF THIS COMPENSATION PAYMENT. It’s on this basis we are contacting you
for the payment of your unclaimed fund. Meanwhile we are so sorry for
any damages this delay might have caused you before now.

It is my
pleasure to let you know that I have used my office as the managing
director to smooth the progress of our agreement to pay you the sum of
($8,500,000.00 Million USD) through ATM CARD/SWIFT CARD of a maximum
withdrawal value of $10,000 USD is permitted on a withdrawal per day. We
are duly inter-switched, so you can make withdrawal in any ATM Center
or cash point of your choice worldwide. This method of payment is
designed to avert stoppage of fund by Some Agencies.

However, we
received an email from one RONALD POWELL who claims to be your next of
kin; the email he sent clearly stated that you died on a motor accident.
He also submitted his payment information that would be used in
transferring the money to his name as your next of kin. But we needed to
verify if you were really dead before we pay attention to his alleged
request.

Note: I am demanding for your authorization now, before
releasing the funds to RONALD POWELL who indicated that you have been
buried already. Failure to respond to this message will leave us with no
other option than to transfer the funds to RONALD POWELL according to
his claim.

All matters relating to the immediate release of your
compensation fund has been regularized, and final approval would be
issue out as soon as we hear from you. To file for your claim, please
fill the required information as stated below and send it back to us
immediately.

Your First Name: Middle Name: Last Name:

Your Full Address:

Country:

Your Occupation:

Your direct telephone number (Mobile):

Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth:

The
Information's would be used in opening an account here. It is from here
that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in
your favor with the Credit Card Number and all your information inserted
into the card. Upon the completion of this issuance of the Credit Card,
it would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address within
24hours.

Based on this you are advised to contact Mr. Jerry
Williams who is the foreign operations director for the release of the
payment to you without delay. I told Mr. Williams that I will advise you
to contact him immediately with this his direct phone number (+229 618
627 73) so he looks forward to hearing from you urgently.

Remember
to indicate the registration code of (AX001DAWU) to him while
contacting him. Perhaps he does not pick your calls do email us the
above details which will be forwarded to him and be rest assured he will
get back to you with further updates on your payment.

Mrs. Mary Seidman
Director Auditing Unit.

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