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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: Official <haci.kucukozen@ucmetal.com.tr>
Reply-To: rr@mercuriocomunicacao.com
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:17:53 -0400
Subject: Letter



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Ref: For your reference


Attention please;



We wish to inform you that we have received payment instruction from the
HM Treasury department to credit your bank account with your
contract/inheritance payment of £9,200,000.00 Nine Million Two Hundred
Thousand Great British Pound Sterling Only.



From our findings, you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot
of charges to see to the release of your Fund worth £9,200,000.00 Nine
Million Two Hundred Thousand Great British Pound Sterling Only Which has
been delayed, we advice that you stop further communication with any
Correspondence who claim to have your payment. You don't have to pay
many charges to receive your contract/inheritance fund as you have met
up with the whole requirements, your representatives in other country
may tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.




The only thing required from you is to obtain Tax Clearance/Receipt as
the HM Treasury Department has instructed us, for handling/processing of
your Payment with other customers. We will help you to see that you
obtain the Tax Clearance Certificate so that our bank will commence
immediate transfer of your contract/inheritance sum of £9,200,000.00
Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand Great British Pound Sterling Only into
your designated bank account.




If you follow up our directives your fund will reflect in your bank
account on or before five working Bank days from the day you obtain this
Tax Clearance/Receipt and do not go through anybody again but through
this office if you really want your fund transferred to you in due time.




Please indicate correct telephone number, address and receiving Bank
details. Any information that is not correct may likely prohibit us from
making transfer. Your information will be treated with utmost security
and shall be used for services related reasons. We would like to inform
you that our Bank shall be making transfer to your account once we have
received your full acceptance replying this mail.



Yours Faithfully;
Luis Carlos Castro Mendoza
Director of foreign Remittance Section

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