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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: "Benjamin Angel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexx.huberr@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:51:03 -0700
Subject: From: Benjamin Angel,,,

EUROPEAN FUND MONITORING COMMISSION
C/MAYOR,POST CODE 42 28013,MADRID ESPAÑA
ACCRUED INTEREST PAYMENT UNIT / INTELLIGENT DEPARTMENT
 
 
 
Attention: Sir
 
 
                                            Subject: Interest Payment
 
 
We hereby wish to inform you that our auditor Department has processed your record from 2014/15 and has brought to our attention that you have not received the accumulated interest during the period indicated by us.
 
 
In our annual audit we found out that our data acquisition system has a surplus amount of € 2,182,000.00 euro.
 
 
According to our system is assigned by a long-term contract you the specified amount of interest. This amount is based on the term of your Cash Budget, the lottery / ATMs and inheritance payouts includes. Thus, we are committed to the stated amount of interest to pay you off. We therefore ask us to confirm on the basis of specified information, your data and tell us where the payment of the amount of interest in the amount of € 2,182,000.00 Euro is to take place.
 
 
This message Scam / Fraud is protected and secured by an anti-Scam certificate. This will be issued by the competent authority.
 
 
To assure optimum service, we would ask you as soon as possible to contact us.
 
 
Best regards
Benjamin Angel
Chief Financial Officer of the European Commission

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