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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: info@rivageline.com
Reply-To: mrdavidlee57@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:56:14 +0300
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER




PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER

We have noted that you did not send anyone to pick up your funds on your
behalf.

I’m sorry, Please open this attachment and look at the picture to
confirm if you know this two gentlemen that came to my office.

They said that you sent them to come and claim your fund on your
behalf that you had an accident and has been incapacitated. Their
names are Howard stern and James lee. This is to bring to your notice
that we have finally signed an irrevocable agreement with the World
Bank Dignitaries at the 2015 G7 Summit and The 70th meeting of the
United Nations general assembly held recently in ‎New York City United
States, after which the Bank of International Settlement have decided
to settle all enormous debt burden together with the accumulated
interests, in order to enhance more International business
relationship between European government and the International
Community.

To this effect, The United Nations has forwarded to this office, the
names of clients that have not yet received their contract,
Inheritance, Compensation and Lottery payment and your name happens to
be on the payment schedule list, your payment is next on the payment
schedule for this quarter of the year 2016.

In accordance with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999
constitution, your payment documents have been verified, approved and
arrangements have been made to affect your clients accumulated
interest and compensation payment worth US$3,600,000.00 (Three Million
Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars),bringing the total value
to the tune of US$8,600,000.00 (Eight million, Six Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) within the shortest period of time, in our bid
for transparency, as we now have in our possession, the instrument for
perfecting that.

You should reconfirm your details by providing us with the following
information’s: ==========================================================
1. Your full names__________ 2. Your contact address: ____ 3. Your
city: _______________ 4. Your state: ______________ 5. Zip code:
_______________ 6. Your telephone numbers:_
==========================================================

Beneficiaries whose payment has been approved for release under this
schedule in line with the provision of Act. 4(2) of the World Bank
Group and Paris Club Economics Development Fund Project (WBPCEDFUND)
2009 as amended, that all beneficiaries should meet up with the
necessary requirements and claim their funds before the end of this
first quarter, failure to do that will lead to the confiscation of the
fund.

We expect strict compliance to this notification in accordance with
International Monetary Regulations.

kindly get back to us within 48hrs as your funds have reconfirm. I
look forward to your response via my direct EMAIL

Sincerely,
Mr. David C. Lee
IBS/IMF&UN
Senior Resident Treasury Dept

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