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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@debtcollectuk.com>
Reply-To: European Debt Recovery <edrunity@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:07:02 -0700
Subject: Re [ Details About ]


Hello,
I am very sorry I have to reach you through this medium. I am a member of t=
he European Debt Recovery Unit and I am aware of your ordeal about your unp=
aid 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 t=
heir unpaid funds. I discovered that their boss connived with some top offi=
cials 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 the approval to pay your fund but they deliberate=
ly withheld your payment file and continue to demand fees from you through =
their associates from different unassigned affiliates mostly from Africa, t=
he US and the Netherlands all in trying to frustrate you and enrich themsel=
ves. I wonder why you haven=92t noticed all this while.
You may choose to disbelieve this email as inconceivable but my doctrine do=
es not let such an act, the reason I have to open up to you to seek the rig=
ht channel. DMO was authorized to release your fund via their asset managem=
ent firm with claim code numbers, supposedly to have been issued to you.
Upon your response, I shall guide you through and offer you with details to=
contact the assigned affiliate who will immediately ease the release of yo=
ur fund.
Thanks and have a wonderful day.
Yours Faithfully,
Admin Staff.
EUROPEAN DEBT RECOVERY AGENT, UK

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