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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: "Martins Pamula" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinspamula@writeme.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:00:12 -0800
Subject: Urgent

Attention; Fund Beneficiary,
 
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting 
your long over due payment, due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.
 
I am Mr. Martins Pamula , a highly placed official of the Interpol,It may interest you to know that reports have reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and Courier Companies/ Diplomat across Europe to Africa and Asia /London Uk. We have decided to put a stop to that and that is why I was appointed to handle your transaction here in London.
 
All Governmental and Non-Governmental prostates, NGOs, Finance Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have been in contact with you of late have been instructed to back off from your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them anymore since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is now directly in charge of your payment. Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will receive their funds in this first quarter payment of the  year because we only transfer fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with  any office now and attention to our office payment accordingly.
 
Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code  No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit  Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate (IMF) Telex  confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.
 
Your  payment inheritance fund is USD$ 2 Million.
 
Mr. Martins Pamula

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