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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@tracerecovery.co.uk>
Reply-To: "European Debt Recovery" <fmsb.agent@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:28:22 -0800
Subject: Re [ Info About ]


Hello, =

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I'm very sorry to reach you through this medium. I am a member of the Eur=
opean Debt Recovery Unit and I am aware of your ordeal about your unpaid fu=
nd. =

It may interest you to know that not long after the Debt Management Offic=
e (DMO) completed the merger and acquisition process of all pending payment=
s occasion through the petition raised by the international community about=
their unpaid funds. I discovered that their boss connived with some top of=
ficials to divert funds approve to settle unpaid inheritances, email lotter=
y winners, Internet scam victims, unclaimed consignments(concealed funds) a=
nd International Contractors. =

The DMO has already given the approval to pay your fund but they delibera=
tely withheld your payment file and continue to demand fees from you throug=
h their associates from different unassigned affiliates mostly from Africa,=
the US and the Netherlands all in trying to frustrate you and enrich thems=
elves. I wonder why you haven=92t noticed all this while. =

You may choose to disbelieve this email as inconceivable but my doctrine =
does not let such an act, the reason I have to open up to you to seek the r=
ight channel. DMO was authorized to release your fund via their asset manag=
ement 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 =
your fund. =

Thanks and have a wonderful day. =

Yours Faithfully, =

ADMIN STAFF EUROPEAN DEBT RECOVERY, UK AGENT Address: Eastern Avenue Re=
dbridge

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