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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: "Prof Benjamin Edmund."<profesoredmond11@mail.com>
Reply-To: <profesoredmond@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:52:20 +0100
Subject: Notification Of Your Unpaid Fund For Contract/Inheritance--

ADDRESS: 33 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10038 U.S.A
Tel: +1 315 947 0047
Fax:(607)282-3022

IMMIDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FUND.

Attention: Beneficiary,

The African Union in-conjunction with the World Bank and European Union has instructed us to release your Contract Inheritance fund to you, however, all beneficiaries file has been

submitted to my office, which your name is among the eight Beneficiaries short-listed for payment this batch and we shall approve the release of your fund to you upon the receipt of

your expedite attention to this letter.

However, be inform that all matters relating to the release of your contract inheritance fund are now under our control. This development has become necessary due to the activities of

unpatriotic government officials and impostors who keep on frustrating every effort to settle beneficiaries. The sum of US$5.8 million has been approved for immediate release to you via

ATLAS-CREDIT BANK NEW YORK.

In view of that, you are required to re-confirm to us the below details for Payment Update in our Transfer Database for proper accreditation and to avoid improper payment to wrong

beneficiary. Before i will directed you to contact Mr. Rolland Hudson in ATLAS-CREDIT BANK you have to fill the form below:

Your Full name & Address....................................
Contact Phone Number / Fax Number............................
Current Occupation..............................
Marital Status..............................
Sex...................................
Age........................
Scan copy of your Working ID/ Int'l Passport.............................

Best Regards

Prof. Benjamin Edmund.

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