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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: Evelyn Clinton <av8556000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fc8556000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:35:13 +0000
Subject: RESPOND URGENTLY TO RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION PAYMENT


Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds $3,000,000.00 Million USD.

This message is coming to you as a result of the several complains and
reports we acknowledged from international investors, contractors,
lottery winners, private individuals, those who indulged in one
business transaction or the order but experienced disenchantment from
trusted entity who duped them, scamming others of huge amount of money
under the guise of investment and most especially, hindering numerous
online e-mail addresses lottery Winners from discovering their e-mails
won huge amount of money by pretentiously emerging as their
beneficiary and finally, divert their payment.

During the joint meeting held by the European Union (E.U.) with Ecowas
Commission (CEDEAO) including the United Nation (U.N.) Ad-Hoc
Executive Committee on Lottery Winnings, Contract and Inheritance Fund
Payment; We discovered with dismay that your payment has been
unnecessarily delayed by African corrupt officials. It might interest
you to know that numerous personalities with similar issue like yours,
has received their outstanding payment through this process. This
includes every foreign contractor that has not received his or her
contract payment, those who involved in an unfinished transaction,
people who has inheritance to claim or international businesses that
failed due to government’s inability in some part of world and most
especially lottery winner’s unclaimed fund.

Several issues of diverse kind have been discovered and we are working
with full force in order to resolve with it. Hence, be informed that
we are proficient enough to expose these copious vices through our
secret agency here and overseas which impelled our instantaneous
approach to you over the claim of your unpaid fund.

This subject matter prompted us to carry out an audit with the purpose
of discovering what actually transpired between the foreign investors,
contractors, lottery winners and private individuals. This report has
led to numerous investigations and audition through which we discover
the derivation of this problem and other hidden issues that has to do
with “unknown online e-mail addresses lottery winner’s diverted
payment” which is tarnishing the images of countries in concern.

On hearing this, we made it as first priority to ensure adequate
settlement of all outstanding payment, which is accrued to separate
individuals and corporate bodies. In addition, we are making
corrections in order to meet up with all affected entity in respect to
local and overseas contract payment, debt re-scheduling and scam
victim’s unpaid funds. “Our analysis has assisted us in ascertaining
your name and email address as one of the affected qualified populace
who will commence receipt of their payment immediately”.

Hence, our policy is to release the funds of all those their payments
was delayed, compensate the once their funds was diverted including
scam victims and lottery winners. Fortunately, you are shortlisted as
one of the outstanding beneficiaries for this compensation payment
which you will be compensated with the total sum of $3,000,000.00
Million USD (Three Million United State Dollars). It is on this basis
we contact you for the payment of your unclaimed fund.

Now your new payment, UN government approval no; un5685p, white house
approved no:wh44cv, reference no.-35460021, allocation no: 674632 and
your certificate of merit payment no: 103, released code no: 0763;
immediate federal reserve bank telex confirmation no: -1114433;secret
code no: xxtn013, having received these vital payment number,
therefore you are qualified now and this will enable you have instant
access of your fund within the next 24hrs.

I am presently in Japan for four years official assignment so you need
to act fast to avoid losing your compensation in my absent. You are to
contact my secretary Frank Cheney whom I handed over your payment
files before resigning from office to Japan, he is aware I intend
instructing you to contact him over the receipt of your payment.
Therefore, endeavor to contact him and be rest assured you would not
regret it. He is trustworthy, upright, honest, sincere and reliable.
Entrusting your payment process and final procession to him, is the
best decision so expect immediate results.

All matters relating to the immediate release of the fund to you has
been regularized, and final approval will be issue in your favor as
soon as he hears from you. To file for your claim, please fill in the
required information as stated below and endeavor to forward it to him
as soon as possible for identification as true beneficiary of this
compensation payment in order to enable him affect your payment.

Your First Name:..................... Middle
Name:..................... Last Name:.....................

Sex:.....................

Your Full Address:.....................

Country:.....................

Your Occupation:.....................

Your direct telephone number (Mobile):.....................

Your Date of Birth and Next of Kin Name:.....................

Send your response to his email id: fc8556000@gmail.com

I also want to inform you that this will be your last opportunity to
claim this payment. Based on these, he looks forward to your humble
responds in order to have the compensation payment transfer to you
with immediate effect.

Evelyn Clinton


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