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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: NOTIFICATION DESK <claim.deskk1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Kenneddyq@qq.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:38:23 +0100
Subject: INTERVENTION ON YOUR PAYMENT

Sir,


INTERVENTION ON YOUR PAYMENT

This is to notify all Foreign Funds Beneficiaries that the new President
have embarked on immediate cancellation of all International wire payment
file from all Government Financial Institute/Offshore payment Banks,due to
lots complains on high fees and extortion from beneficiaries before their
approved fund can be released to them.

However,the President have mandated that all foreign payment fund has been
re-approved and assigned to UNION BANK of AFRICA for immediate released of
your compensation fund of US $9.5m and the BANK has upheld all payment fund
retrieved from various banks to ensure successful payment to the rightful
beneficiary who his/her fund has been re approved for payment which the
Federal Government in conjunction with the United Nation have put a new law
to stop fraudulent acts and to those bank that promised to help the
Beneficiary through the back door to receive their fund, by ATM CARD, CASH
DELIVERY,CASHIER CHECK which will never be possible until they follow the
proper procedure

You are warned to stop further communication with any individual or Bank
that may contact you in this regard.
Re-confirm to us the followings;

(1) Your full names:
(2) Contact address:
(3) Tel-Fax/cell phone numbers:
(4) Occupation/Position:
(5) Name of company if any:
(6) Age and marital status.
(7) Receiving bank detail

Attention your reply to Mrs. Mary-Anne Olameji ONLY on Email:
infoclaim.desk@qq.com
As soon as we receive this information, we shall proceed immediately
for your payment without further delay.

Regards,

Mr. Mark Onyema.(Foreign payment dept,Union bank Plc.)

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