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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: "Mr. Karsten Olsen," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <south.american.payment.center@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:15:57 -0500
Subject: payment approved

Attention:

I am Mr. Karsten Olsen, a Consultant with Bank of America, New York and this email message is regarding your pending unpaid Fund.

I wish to inform you that the people you have been dealing with are not in a position to release your Fund to you that is the reason why it’s impossible for you to receive your fund all these periods. There is an Organization here in US appointed to handle the transfer of your Fund instead of sending money to people that will not help you get your fund.

If only you will response and follow my instruction as below, you will receive your funds in no time instead of wasting your money and time on these hoodlums. You should contact the below person for full details of your fund valued at Seven Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$7,500,000.00). He is in a position to tell you the current status of your payment and where you will receive your funds. Send him your full name, address and telephone number.

Contact: -

Mr. Patrick Caldwell
Office of the Financial Auditors
International Credit/Settlement Dept
New York
Email: pcaldwellwell@gmail.com

It may interest you to know that all those money you have been sending would have completed your payment transmission before now if you had contacted the appointed paying organization. Email the above person immediately and he will guild you on how to receive your fund in no time.

I shall be expecting to read from you only if you needed my assistance on this matter.

Regards,

Mr. Karsten Olsen,
Consultant
Bank of America
New York

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