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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: "Gene L. Dodaro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <comptroller@osc-state.us>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:32:05 +0100
Subject: ACT ACCORDINGLY

UNITED STATE COMPTRLLER GENERAL,
OFFICE OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS USA,
110 STATE STREET,
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12236.

GREETINGS,

I have tried reaching you on the phone severally but no response until last night that a

lady picked and informed me that I have been calling a wrong telephone number so I decided

to reach you by email today. I will be brief in this message for safety reasons though I

would not have used this medium (Internet) if I had reached you through the phone though

email is also the fastest, surest and good secured medium of communication. However, this

correspondence is un-official and private, and it should be treated as such. I also

guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.

I am Mr. Gene L. Dodaro, the united State Comptroller, Office of Unclaimed Funds USA. I am

contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this

transaction. The Management and the Legal department of U.S. Government Accountability

Office (GAO) in a recent meeting recommended that the funds of LATE ROMAN BLUM, that was

transfer to OFFICE OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS USA, should be declared, confiscated if no will or

surviving relative is turned up and the depositor's fund sent to the US government

Treasury, according to American government and financial law. He died in January 2012 at

the age of 97 years leaving no heir to his account. The government has made series of

efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success, you can

confirm through this site:

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/34142-r ... ter-death/
OR
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/nyregion/holocaust-survivor-left-an-estate-worth-almost-40-million-but-no-heirs.html?_r=0

LATE ROMAN BLUM owns a dollar account with the sum of US$40.2M (forty Million, United

States Dollars Only. In fact, since his death, no next of kin to the account holder (the

brother) nor any relative of him have't show up for the claim, thus all the document

backing this fund is in my office. This is where I am interested and where I want you to

come in. I want you to come in as the relative of the deceased; I will give you the

relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals for

the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims

of the money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home address when replying this mail and I will

give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this

transaction. we will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the

claims. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am in position

to affix your name as the next of kin.

The whole Procedures will last only 9 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully

without trace in future. After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 25-

15.that is I will have 25% while you will have 15%. Kindly respond promptly so that I can

advice you on the next step to follow.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,

Mr. Gene L. Dodaro
COMTROLLER GENERAL USA

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