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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: "uspolicedepartmen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uspolicedepartment61@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 07:58:56 -0700
Subject: Urgent! 5/8/2016 uspolicedepartment61@gmail.com

Sir,
 
 
After doing some investigation and research from the United Nations
Office of International Oversight Services and Internal
Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And Investigations Division for about 8 to
9 hours We have been given your file directly from the United state
Government and the Canadian  government  as they claimed that it has
been approved for a long time but the huge rate of corruption in there
system there bankers and government officials claim to get you your
funds and go behind trying to keep it all for themselves so we decide
to file a case and make sure your name still remain in as the
beneficiary of the left sum Amount in your name and it will be release
to you .
 
Furthermore i advice you confirm to me if you sent Mr. William White ,
with an application to receive your payment on your behalf, Please as
a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following
information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about
this.
 
This morning Mr. William White called our office claiming that you
have instructed him to email the Treasury department and the bank to
release this funds to him and which he also said you ask him to come
and receive the payment on your behalf as your representatives.
 
Below is the information submitted on the phone by Mr. William White I
have ask him to call back tomorrow as he did not provide any power of
an attorney from you which will proof that you thoroughly send him, I
did that to have the time to contact you and verify how genuine this
man is to you.
 
1. Did you instruct one Mr. William White of 14 Rice Terrace Apt.306
Branford, Connecticut 06405 whose information's is below, to claim and
receive the  the payment on your behalf?
 
2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details:
 
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:  uspolicedepartment61@gmail.com
 
Account Name: Mr. Mr. William White Group Ltd,
 
A/C #USD 586017794661,
 
Bank Name: Bank Of America
 
Routing Code: 026009593.
 
Finally, you are hereby advised to inform us with immediate effect,if
you are the person that instructed Mr. William White to come for the
claim of your funds. We await your respond or call immediately :Please
make sure you contact us ASAP without any further delay.
 
Faithfully Yours

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