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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: JOHN COLLER <johncollerpersonalemail@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:44:07 -0800
Subject: Re: TAX REFUND Manager

TAX RETURN Worldwide on your fund.
RECALCULATION OF YOUR TAX REFUND
HMRC 2016
LOCAL OFFICE No. 3819
TAX CREDIT OFFICER:Ms Juliana Todd
Email:msjulianatodd@rocketmail.com

TAX REFUND ID NUMBER: 381715211
REFUND AMOUNT: US$245,724.79
Attn:


Dear Applicant,

THIS TOP SECRET AND MOST CONFIDENTIAL.

The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential
and as applicable, copyright in these is reserved to HM Revenue &
Customs.

Unless expressly authorized by us, any further dissemination or
distribution of this email or its attachments is prohibited.

If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please reply
to inform us that you have received this email in error and then
delete it without retaining any copy.

I am sending this email to announce: After the last annual
calculation of your fiscal activity as regards to your long delayed payment and
various fees/charges you paid we have determined that you are eligible to
receive a tax refund of US$245,724.79 for fund beneficiary.

You have attached the tax return form with the TAX REFUND NUMBER
ID: 381715260 complete the tax return form attached to this message.

Full Name:_________________________
Gender:_______________________________
Marital status:_____________________
Contact Address:______________________
City/Zip code:________________________
Country:______________________________
Date of Birth:________________________
Contract Amount:________________
Contract no:__________________
Total fees paid:________________________
Monthly Income/Yearly Income:_________
Occupation:___________________________
Amount of Tax pay within your country in the last 3 years:_____________________
Home,Office, Mobile Phone:________________________________
Fax:__________________________________
Confidential email i.d:__________________________________
Copy of your i.d card:_____________________


Please note: your representative from Africa claimed that you are
death or very sick and hospitalized therefore they provide the bank
account information
below for the payment/or transfer of your tax refund money please
confirm if it is
real or fake?.

COMMUNITY BANK OF NEVADA
1400 SOUTH RAINBOW BLVD. LAS VEGAS NEVADA 89146
BANK ABA/ROUTING NUMBER:122401794
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0102029873
BANK ACCOUNT NAME: EQUITY CONCEPTS, INT’L
MEMO: VICTORIAN FUND, LTD.

If you are not the owner of the above bank account and never authorize
same then,provide a cooperate/or company/or attorney trust bank account
to enable us effect the above sum of money to you.
Sincerely,

Ms Juliana Todd,
HMRC Tax Credit Office
TAX REFUND Manager.

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