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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: HM REVENUE COMMISSION <hmrevenuec1759@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:11:55 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR PERUSAL


* 138 Cambridge Heath Road London, Greater London *























*I am very sorry I had 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 funds. 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 some unscrupulous
officials connived with some top officials to divert funds approve to
settle unpaid inheritances, email lottery winners, Internet scam victims,
unclaimed consignments(concealed funds) and International Contractors. 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, USA 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 with a Claim Code Numbers, 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 on how to
get the release of your fund. Thanks and have a wonderful day. Best regards
Chief Harold Kinnock . Deputy chairman for the board. Member, European Debt
Recovery , UK.Ref:19/02008017/dp173/A25*

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