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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: "POLICEE ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ipolicechief.morgananthoncod01@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 21:52:45 -0700
Subject: FROM INTRNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICEE ORGANIZATION VERY URGENT

nternational Criminal Police Organization
Organisation Internationale De Police Criminelle
Headquarters: Lyon, France
Agency executives: Dobrovolska Svitlana,
President J?rgen Stock, Secretary General.

From: Dobrovolska Svitlana

Attention :

Dear Sir/Madame,

My names are Dobrovolska Svitlana. I am a French Citizen and The Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization working under President Jurgen Stock. View my attached Working ID Card for your verification and confirmation of my true identity.

My purpose of writing this message, is to let you know that we came to UNited State of America on Friday and had a meeting with President Barack Obama and his Federal Executive members on Saturday as instructed and endorsed by the IMF Director Christine Madeleine Odette Laggard,UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and UN Police Adviser/Internet Fraud Investigator Stefan Feller.

In the meeting, we discussed extensively on the rate of scam that is being perpetrated at intervals and later reached a resolution with President Barack Obama and President Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria President and his members of federal executive council that all affected Nigeria Scam victims must be compensated or Nigeria shall face Economic sanction as stipulated in the newly enacted UN/World Leaders scam eradication act of 2015

Meanwhile, why going through the list of scam victims submitted to us by Microsoft Internet Scam Monitoring Group,we found your name and email address. We, conducted balloting yesterday to pick up 120 beneficiaries that will be compensated and paid $10,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) each out of the 1,237 scam victims list that was submitted to us by Microsoft Internet Scam Monitoring Group.Luckily, your name and email address was picked among the lucky 120 prospect beneficiaries.

We want to say a big congratulation to you but please pay attention to our payment arrangement/schedule as approved and authorised the IMF Director Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde,UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and UN Police Adviser/Internet Fraud Investigator Stefan Feller to avoid anymore scam.

(1) We have discovered that the scam syndicates often use bank to bank transfer to defraud their victims and they often demand for fees upon fees at the process. We have therefore decided that this payment of $1,000.000.00 shall be made available to you via ATM MASTER CARD.

(2) We have negotiated with a reputable courier firm that will deliver your ATM CARD to you without any hitch and they have given us their delivery and insurance fee of $290 and this is the only fee you will pay to have your ATM MASTER CARD delivered to you.

(3) You shall be responsible for the payment of this $290 only by blow information

(4) We shall replace your name with another scam victim if you fail to comply with our directives within 24 hrs.

(5) Any arrogant or irresponsible comment made to this International Criminal Police Organization will not be tolerated call or tell message to my phone,1 914 295 2637.

Congratulations once again and good luck!

Yours in Service.

Dobrovolska Svitlana

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