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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: "DR, Paul Luther" <bchristian@everestkc.net>
Reply-To: <drpaulluther@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:58:31 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention from C.I.D.



--
Urgent Attention:


I 'm contacting you by your email however, I feel it's best and more
convenient for me to explain why I am contacting you. I'm ,DR, P.
Luther, a United States Special investigator, I work hand in hand with
the United States Fraud Unit of the Criminal Investigation Division
(CID). I'm specialize in Background Investigations on funds which
include [COMPENSATION/ INHERITANCE FUNDS OR NEXT OF KIN, Consignment
Box, Lotto® JACKPOT, LOANS] and I notice that you have being receiving
numerous emails from people who claims to have funds coming to you but I
advise that if you're still in communication with any of them on issue
of funds however, you're hereby advise to stop every communication right
now because those people has being investigated and confirmed to be a
Fraud.


Following series of complains from Citizens of the United States,
Europe and Asia over the Discrepancies and fraudulent ways in which fund
transfers are handled by Africans which has made it impossible for a lot
of People to claim their Winning or Inheritance funds from most African
Countries due to frauds and illegal activities, A decision was reached
recently by the United States Treasury Department under the authority of
the White House to compel African Financial bodies (Banks) to urgently
release all funds of American, European and Asia citizens that are
trapped in most Banks and Courier Companies in Africa. It was discovered
that some bureaucratic bottlenecks was put by these Banks and Couriers
to make it impossible for beneficiaries to claim their funds so that
they will fraudulently divert those funds to their private accounts.

Consequent upon the aforementioned, I was personally mandated to handle
this matter to ensure that all funds of our Citizens and others which
are fraudulently being trapped in African Banks are urgently retrieved
and paid to the actual Beneficiaries under a legal manner. Our team of
experts were delegated to Benin Republic, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana
for this task and we discovered your File NO: BR227/9005666/00 as
unclaimed fund. It was discovered that officials of the Bank has only
put up illegal requirements in order to make it difficult for you to
claim your fund.

The United States Department of Treasury has retrieved all Files of
illegal transactions and we will be working under a legitimate
arrangement to ensure that you follow the normal process to receive your
fund ( AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $10.500,000.00 USD ).

call or text me on the phone number for anything you do not understand:
( +1 931 570 2520)


Regard
DR, P. Luther

( +1 931 570 2520)

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