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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: "European Debt Recovery" <noreply@eudebtrecovery.com>
Reply-To: "European Debt Recovery" <edrunity@gmail.com>
Date: 12 Jun 2018 00:38:06 -0700
Subject: Re: [Search Results] Tuesday, June 12, 2018


Hello


   I am very sorry I have to reach you through this medium. I am
a member of the European Debt Recovery Unit and I am aware of
your sad ordeal about your unpaid fund.


   It may interest you to know that not long after the Debt
Management Office (DMO) completed the merger and acquisition
process of all pending payments occasion through the petition
raised by the international community about their unpaid funds. I
discovered that their boss connived with some top officials to
divert funds approve to settle unpaid Fund (concealed funds).


   The DMO has already given approval for the payment of your
fund but they deliberately withheld your payment file and
continue to demand fees from you through their associates from
different unassigned affiliates mostly from Africa, US , Europe
and Asia all in an attempt to frustrate you and enrich
themselves. I wonder why you haven't notice all this while.


   You may choose to disbelieve this email as inconceivable but
my doctrine does not permit such act, reason I have to open up to
you to seek the right channel. Your fund was authorized to be
paid to you through the DMO asset management firm with a Key
Tested Reference/Claim Code Number, which was supposed to have
been issued to you before now.


Upon your response to my message, I shall guide you through and
provide you with details to contact the assigned affiliate who
will facilitate the release of your fund, for more details.



Thanks and have a wonderful day.


Yours Faithfully,
Administrative Staff.
European Debt Recovery Agent, UK.



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