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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 Dale Congram" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2043253164@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:28:48 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS

Department of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC)U.N Treasury Department's
201 Varick St., Room 1050.
New York, NY 10014
Tel:254 822 4614




May you remain favored.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value. Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago. Without taking much of your time, my name is Mr Dale congram, the Honorable Paymaster General of The United Kingdom/United state.. Presently, were in partnership with the American government in averting Scams and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in USA, So far, we have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs. Lisa Christine, Mr. Edward Drake etc) their inheritant funds which was previously delayed.

Mrs. Lisa Christine is a US citizen, 75 Years Old. My residential address is as follows. 32 Arden St 2M New York NY 10040 , United States of America, she am one of those people that took part in receiving Inheritance funds and Lottery funds from African banks and European banks even from many lottery organizers few years ago and they refused to pay her, she had paid different fees or charges of over $85,000 while in the USA trying to get my funds from those banks and lottery organizers but all to no avail from imposter in Africa,cotonue,benin all part of Africa.


So She decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C USA with all her payment approval documents,and she was directed by the F.B.I. Director to contact a man called Mr Dale Congram, A BRITISH CITIZEN and a member of the UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION (UNO) & INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS (IMF) COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE currently staying in United - state. she contacted me and i explained everything to her.I Mr Dale Congram, personally directed her on how to successfully claim my Inheritance and Lottery payment from the paying bank and right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have now finally received my funds totaling US$ 6 Million (Six Million U.SDollars). Moreover I showed her the full information of those people emails that are yet to receive their payments and she saw your names/your email address as one of the beneficiaries and that is why i decided to email you to stop dealing with those people because they are not with your funds but they are only making money out of you.the only fee i paid was on

I want you to understand that your email has been compromise by those imposter and internet hacker as they presently have the password to your email which they use in access all your conversation,now you are advise to change your password of your email because they are checking your email which is not suppose to me they get your password by giving you information or link to download, so you are advise to change your password to this email and if you have a confidential email you are to reply back with such email after changing your password.

Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago, the Presidency and the Federal Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of US$850,000.00 to you but to our surprise you sent down your representatives Mr. Robert Jason and Mr. Jim Harrison to collect these Funds on your behalf, this morning. but for you to claim this fund kindly be informed that you will need to pay only 350usd for the authorization clearance certificate of this fund so that the fund will be remitted back to you in your Name and fill the confirmation form below.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority
to transfer your Funds into their own Bank Account in Singapore but if you did not kindly procure the certificate We await your immediate response via email and telephone But if you did not Authorize this claim then fill and submit this form right away to this department:

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Officially Sealed,
Mr Dale Congram

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