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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: "Mediation Office (DMMO)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <roberstheeman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:11:17 +0100
Subject: Ref: International Payment Approval Notice .-

 
Ref: International Payment Approval Notice
 
Dear Unpaid Beneficiary,
 
Acting on our capacity as the only authorized body by the Association of Better Business Bureaus to Review, Mediate and Reconcile Foreign Debt, we are pleased to inform you that final clearance has been granted to your company over your long over due funds being held for Clearance reasons, after a comprehensive study of your payment up to the Special Project Committee with unreserved opinion, this office together with the Bank of England has resolved to grant an immediate / irrevocable release to your payment worth the total sum of USD$15.5M only as a Category “A” Beneficiary.
 
To this effect, your company has been issued with this Exclusive Reference Number (DMMO/79300/XXCL/09) as clearance has been granted. You are therefore advised to contact the Barclays Bank International Plc in London under the Board Audit Committee, Professor Mrs. Dame Sandra Dawson on Telephone and via email with your Full Contract inheritance details, Banking details and your Contact details, quoting the above payment reference number for an immediate release of your funds as we now have the mandate to do so. Please contact her with the following information:
 
Contact Person: Professor Mrs. Dame Sandra Dawson
Position:  For Member of the Board Audit Committee
Contact Email: profdamesan_barclaysbnk@maildx.com
Contact Number: +44 703 198 1726
Fax Number: +44 703 198 1628
 
Please note that as a result of this Clearance from the Bank of England you do not need any more documents before your funds are released to your designated Bank Account.all embargos and stamps on the currency does not mean anything as we have at this point confirmed that the funds are of genuine source and Bank of England / Federal Reserve Bank have accepted them without problems as demanded by the European Central Services Depository Association (ECSDA) to have these funds in circulation. While we await your immediate response, we equally congratulate you and thank you for every understanding for the delays for long now.
 
Your prompt response is highly imminent.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Robert Stheeman
Chief Executive Officer.
Debt Management and Mediation Office (DMMO)
 
 

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