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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: "Mrs. Nicole W.Bradford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@first-trustonline.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 21:33:04 -1200
Subject: YOUR TRANSACTION DETAILS

>From the Desk of Mrs. Nicole W.Bradford
International Operations/Foreign funds
Debt Reconciliation/Payment
85 Main Street
Bangor
BT20 4BA
London, United Kingdom
Tel:+447024042772
 
                    
FUND US$10.5MILLION APPROVED BY UNITED NATIONS
 
Attn: Benefiary
 
We write to inform you that Series of meetings have been held over the past 2weeks with the Secretary General of the United Nations Organization, International
 
Community Board and U.S.Department of State and Africa Union Organization this ended last week.
 
This is to notify you that your over due  contract funds has been gazetted to be  Released,via key telex transfer (KTT) direct wire transfer to you by the Senate house
 
committee for foreign over due fund transfer.
 
During the meeting, this organization discovered that you have not received your funds due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to
 
themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses
 
from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.
 
The International Community Board Committee enhanced by the United Nations/ U.S.Department of State and Africa Union Organization have successfully passed a payment
 
mandate to US, the First Trust Bank to clear all over due Contract funds, Lottery winnings and Inheritance funds owed to you and other individuals and organizations
 
who have been found not to have receive their funds. Note that your payment file submitted to  First Trust Bank in question is $10.5Million U.S Dollars.
 
In order to know you are ready to receive your approved fund, you are strictly advice to furnish us with the below information for us to cross check in our payment
 
file if is correct, and after all verifications, we will then direct you on how to contact our Legal financial consultant who will assist you in transafer this fund
 
direct to your account without no delay again.
 
With regards to the approval of your Approval of this payment as confirmed by the Legal Department of the First Trust Bank United Kingdom; you are hereby directed you
 
to C-operat immdiately
 
1.Your First/Middle & Last Name:
2.Your Full Office or Residential Address:
3.Your Original Country of Origin:
4.Age/Sex/Marital Status:
5.Position Held in Office:
6.Present Occupation:
7.Office Telephone/Fax:
8.Residential Tel/Fax & Mobile Line:
9.Banking Details:
10. The Official Amount Owed To You:
11. The Country Where you are expecting your claim from:
12.A certified Copy of your international passport or any scanned
 
We expecting your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively.
 
 
 
However, we shall wait to issue all payments details to you as soon as we hear from you, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today, we
 
will give report to UN.
 
 
 
Thank you for banking with us
 
Your Sincerely,
 
Mrs. Nicole W.Bradford
Pay-Master General
International Operations
Debt Reconciliations/Payment
Tel:+447024042772

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