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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: UK INTERPOL HEAD OFFICE <koratcity@koratcity.go.th>
Reply-To: UK INTERPOL HEAD OFFICE <jmsclaude11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:34:40 +0700 (ICT)
Subject:





UK INTERPOL HEAD OFFICE
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.
26 Easystreet,
Manchester.
M30 0WG,
United Kingdom.

REF NO.: INT000-263482007
ISSUED DATE: December 31st, 2015.

CLARIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION

To: Whom it may Concern.

Welcome to the CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF INTERPOL, UK. INTERPOL (or International Criminal Police Organization) was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation. INTERPOL, once merely the organization's telegraphic address, was officially incorporated into the organization's new name adopted in 1956, prior to which it was known as the International Criminal Police Commission.

INTERPOL is the world's second largest international organization, after the United Nations; it currently has 184 member countries. It is financed by annual contributions of about €30 million from its member countries; Europol, by comparison, receives €50 million annually. The organization is headquartered in Lyon, France after moving from Saint Cloud, a town located in the vicinity of Paris. The currently serving president of Interpol is Mr. Jackie Selebi, commissioner of the South African Police Service. The current secretary general, Ronald K. Noble, formerly of the U.S. Treasury Department, is the first non-European to hold the position.

Because of the politically neutral role Interpol must play, its Constitution forbids any involvement in crimes that do not overlap several member countries, or any political, military, religious, or racial crimes. Its work focuses primarily on public safety and terrorism, organized crime, illicit drug production and drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, trafficking in human beings, money laundering, child pornography, financial and high-tech crime, and corruption.In 2001, some 1,400 people were arrested or located as a result of INTERPOL notices.

INTERPOL in conjunction with the Scotland Yard have discovered through our intelligence Monitoring Network, that you have an on going Online transaction and that you have made some payment via Money Transfers , as confirmed by the Monitoring network.
Be aware that we are Monitoring them and they are still under investigation and i want you to know that we are monitoring every single move .We strongly advise you to Please forward to us all the Emails and correspondence you receive from them and also attach and send the scan copy of the Western Union transfer slip that you paid to them for proper verification to Enable us conclude our Investigation.For your own good you are advised to confirm any lottery promo you have either involved your self with in the past to enable us trace this scammers.

Please Note: that any letter or lottery Notification received from anybody or company should be forwarded to us with immediate effect. The UK Government has spent over 1.7 million Dollars to make sure these scammers are brought before the law. They are still ready to spend more to make sure they are brought before the law.
If you have any other inquiry, do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for contacting us and have a good day.


Regards'
Mr. James Claude
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.

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