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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: "OFFICE MAIL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sumuncewill@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:20:13 -0500
Subject: RE: January 2016

FROM: Geoffrey Walmsley

DATE: January 2016

Dear Sir

It is my pleasure to inform you that our long pending investment funds
transfer has been approved for direct wire transfer by United Kingdom
Government Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England into your
bank account,

Our investment funds US$95M will be transferred into your bank account
on our completion of the legal procedures with the United Kingdom HM
Treasury Department and You will personally endorse and witness the
final wire transfer into your bank account by next week.

I look forward for your quick and urgent response.


Yours faithfully,

Mr.Geoffrey Walmsley
Payment Coordinator

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