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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mr Edward Marshall <aj49p@kitecu.one>
Reply-To: <mredwardmarshall345@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:06:46 +0000
Subject: Attn Dear fund owner !!!

International Debt Funds Recovery Unit
United States Department of the Treasury,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW;
Washington, DC 20220
Fax / Phone : +1202-870-5580
Dated: 20th September, 2016

Attn Dear fund owner !!!

I don't know if you still recall our last communication with you few months ago in connection with your Inheritance fund in West Africa . Think fast because we just received some notification this afternoon from the secretary general of the U.S Inland Revenue Service ( IRS ) and i was made to understand that European Union & Ecowas board of directors contacted them 2 days ago over your matter .

Anyway, We are the Foreign Assets Treasure Lodgings of the United States of America, supplementary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Washington, DC. Our motive is to monitor large funds going-out & the large fund coming into the United States in whichever ways or means thus I ponder on facts to get your attention. I have sent to you some emails over this very matter few months ago yet fail to comply with the Ecowas appointed paying bank there in Africa for the release of your inheritance fund but this will be the last notification to you and after this, we shall comply with the request of the authorities in Africa for the signing of your fund cancellation form .

I wish to bring to your notice that your full approved contract Inheritance & Compensation fund has been returned by the ECOWAS yesterday to the U.S IRS and before the end of work today,your fund must be forwarded to our custody here as unclaimed fund after long time permitted for you to clear and claim your fund from the appointed Bank in Benin Republic , Nigeria etc ( Ecowas countries ) where you have some inheritance fund .

According to the current assistant coordinator of the state department here in Washington DC who contacted me this morning after he spoke with the IRS Heads, he stated that this fund is a contract Inheritance & Internet-fraud victim Compensation in your name which was officially approved by the Organization of African Unity, World Bank , United Nations In conjunction with some Ministry of FINANCE there in West Africa for the fact that your name appears in their list as one of those that were been defrauded by African's Scam Artist long ago on your attempt to claim your old contract fund payment from their government .

Based on the Information that reaches our desk today, part of this fund was wired to be confirmed into your designated Bank account by the appointed bank in Nigeria / Benin Republic before it was STOPPED and placed on hold by the some security agency who demanded for few legal documents in line with the Washington DC IRS recommendation who said that you have to pay the Tax to the fund you were about to receive which we understand that you were unable to comply with them that very time.

Furthermore, we were told that many opportunities was latter given to you in a way that you could meet-up with the requirements for the release of this fund or even part of the fund but to no avail, we were also told that the UNITED NATION ordered the Federal Inland Revenue there in Benin Republic & Nigeria''FIRS'' to direct you on how you could get a WAIVER CERTIFICATE with a small amount so that all the TAXES and other requirements could be WAIVED or Averted until after your full fund or part of your fund in question is confirmed into your bank account then you can return the balance of which you were not able to adhere.

We are now on our annual diversion of unclaimed beneficiaries and companies fund that comes outside and within American states as the year 2016 is coming to an end. Note that your file has been forwarded to our desk for proper cancellation and calling back of this fund into the State Reserve Account as unclaimed fund since it is obvious that you have decided to forfeit the said fund.

On this note we decided to show some kind of maturity and compaction by bringing this notice to your knowledge before signing the cancellation form to avoid you holding this office responsible of mix-conduct. We will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly to know if you are ready so we can direct you on what to do because after this week, we shall move ahead to cancel and terminate this fund if we did not hear back from you .

Contact us back today so we can explain to you what you need to do if at all that you are still interested over your fund which originated from Ecowas ( West Africa Continent).Try to call my Boss Today on +1202-870-5580 for more clarifications over this matter for it is very important.

I will be expecting your swift and expedited response shortly.

God Bless America!

Yours Sincerely
Mr Edward Marshall for
Mrs Caroline Harvin Griffin
New Head of Consignment Lodgings.

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