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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: World Fund Management <diplomaticserviceinternational@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gh.un44@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:22:09 -0500
Subject: World Fund Management

--
I am Dr. GARETH ALLEN Director World Fund Management. I decided to
contact you because of the prevailing financial report reaching my
office and the intense nature of polity in London.

This is to inform you about our plan to send your fund to you via cash
Delivery system; this system will be easier for you and for us. We are
going to send your Payment of SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S
DOLLARS

to you via courier service. I have secured every needed document to
cover this fund.

Note: This fund is coming in 2 security proof boxes which are sealed
with Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. I will use my
position to release this fund to you. The boxes are coming with a
Courier agent who will deliver them to you at your home address.
Please we will advise you to reconfirm your delivery address to see if
it matches with what we have in our file

1. Name in full::

2. Address:

3. Nationality:

4. Age/Sex:

5. Occupation:

6. Phone/Cell:

7. Country:

Note: The Agent does not know the contents in these boxes, the content
was declared to him as Sensitive Photographic Film Materials. I will
secure the clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes
which I will dispatch along with the security inner Keys of the
Consignments to enable you access them as soon as they are delivered
to you.

Best Regards,

Dr. GARETH ALLEN,

Director World Fund Management

Tel: +447042058189

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