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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: Agent David Jones <003jonesdavid@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 20:10:42 +0100
Subject: Compensation Alert!

Hello!
This is to officially inform you that a scam compensation payment
of $600,000 have been approved to be paid to you as a result of scam
problem you where having, but from our office the phone verification
officers have been trying to contact you via your phone but it's
appeal's that your phone number is always busy, now we have done all
the proper verification exercise from all our scam compensation
department.
We found you worthy of the $600,000 scam compensations payment in
the BANK OF GREECE / FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I) 2011 SCAM
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS, program organized by FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION (F.B.I)/GREECE GOVERNMENT AND THE UNITED UNION
GOVERNMENT, aimed at redeeming the image of some country's Europe and
also to try to put an end to the incessant scams and other terrorists
reports towards foreigners especially US citizen's. However, after
this compensation is been paid to you, the country will decline any
other report from you unuseful, if you should fall into the hands of
these perpetrators again! Meanwhile, as for now everything seem to be
working in your favor, all that we require from you now, is your
maximum co-operation for the transfer of your Fund to you. we have Two
type's of payment method, cheque and ATM Card, your hereby asked to
choose any of payment mode that will be comfortable to you in your
country,get back at me as soon as possible.

For More information on your Compensation,feel free to contact.
Agent gent David Jones,
FBI Scam Compensation chief Co-ordinator,
via email:-jonesdavid584@gmail.com,

Note: That your funds is protected by a hardcover insurance policy
closely monitored by the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I)
monitoring committee, which makes it impossible for us to deduct any
amount from your compensations funds before it is remitted to you.

Best Regard.
Agent Jones David.

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