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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: "RICHARD COULTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rcoulter1966@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 22:57:32 -0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL OMBUDSMAN CLAIMS.

From: International Ombudsman Claims Organization
Suite 44, 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
London, E14 5LB United Kingdom

Dated: 07.12.2016

Dear Contractor Petition Review This is the second email we are sending out to you with reference to the petitions received on the grounds of maladministration: administrative irregularities, unfairness, discrimination, and abuse of power, failure to reply, refusal of information or unnecessary delay regarding your long overdue payments. Due to the recent BREXIT these petitions have gained more attention from this office here at the International Ombudsman Claims Organization (IOCO) and have received the mandate to execute payment to you irrevocably. The International Ombudsman has used its powers to sanction these banks for failing in their payment obligation and thus guarantees have been issued by the European Central Bank (ECB), whereby payments would be commissioned via a reputable Private Bank in Switzerland with your cooperation. Therefore the ECB is willing to initiate this payment and upload your information to the database by providing the under listed below:

Complete Name: .............................. .............................. .............................. ..............

Day and Night Telephone Numbers: .............................. .............................. ............

Address: .............................. .............................. .............................. ............................

Sex: .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. ......

Upon receipt of the requested information, you would be presented with additional information of the bank to contact for immediate payment release. Do ensure to adhere strict confidentiality regarding this transaction to avoid hijacking of payment by past fraudulent bank operators, thank you.

Regards,
Richard Coulter
USA REP.

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