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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: Christopher Parker <yklee@jb-tionghua.org.my>
Reply-To: acc.departmnt@usa.com
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:12:45 +0800
Subject: ATTENTION AND PLEASE READ WITH CARE.

Attention and Please Read with Care.

We will like to inform you that your payment file has been verified and
procedures are currently in progress to commence the immediate disbursement of
all pending payments to your personal account, we will like to apologize for
the previous delays with your transfer process this is largely accredited to
fraudulent Bank and government officials who went contrary to instructions, a
new committee has been appointed to handle this procedures and we guaranty
that such delays will not repeat itself only if you are willing to follow the
laid down procedures and appointed appointee of the Government and Treasurer
of the United States of America.

Nevertheless, it will be my pleasure to inform you that with the help of the
Federal Bureau of investigation in conjunction with some United States
security forces we have been able to stake and arrest some of this Officials
who got them self’s involved (IMPOSTORS/INTERNET FRAUDS) of which according to
the judgment by the Chief Justice of the United States on the 30/October/2014
that this so called 14 sacked/arrested officials will be jailed for 4 years
each.

Listed below are the 14 individuals involved, currently in custody of the FBI.

1. Mike Calderon
2. Dorathy Wu
3. Mrs Caroline Altabeck
4. David Smith
5. Ronald Borges
6. Elvis Gutman: Still in Washington Eastern District Court.
7. William Jackson
8. Lincoln Easton
9. Oliver Nicholas
10. Henry Caldson
11. Luis Nolan: Still in Washington Eastern District Court.
12. Tristan Brody
13. Damian Kayden
14. Betty Hassan.

Furthermore, if you are not certain about your current dealings/transfer
procedures/personality with whomever in charge of your current transfer
process we urge you to do inform us together with his/her details for
immediate investigation by the FBI.

In the Meanwhile, before proceeding further we will like to announce to you
that the Five Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars
which was approved and programmed that you will be paid as your
contract/inheritance fund here in New York for this fiscal year 2014 has been
signed and re-approved by the president of United State together with the
Treasurer of the United States and nothing is going to stop you from receiving
your fund this time around. Regarding this development, the bank to bank
method of payment has been approved by the US Government of which you have to
provide your banking details.

Without any further delay, mentioned below are the details/contact of the new
appointed/noble official who has been mandated to carry out your payment in
the easiest possible form by the United states Government and as a faithful
Christian we expect all possible efforts from him to see to the fact that,
your fund is transferred to you within the next 48 hours kindly find he’s
programmed Details below:

Name:Mr. Paul Hu
Position: Chief Financial Officer ( Bank of America)
Email: acc.departmnt@usa.com

Initial Amount to be released: Five Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand
United States Dollars, ($5,150.000.00). Although we have some of your details
here in your payment file yet will would like you to re-confirm to him the
below personal details for easy identification and also to facilitate the
quick transfer/payment to you as time is of the essence again because all
inactive transfer and funds will be remitted back to government treasury if we
do not receive any positive response from you with 72 working hours of the
receipt of this notification.

Full Name
Country and Address
Mobile Number/Office line:
Account Details
Passport or Drivers License

After providing all this needed details be rest assured that your fund as
approved in your name, will be released to you without hitches or obstacles
but we demand strict compliance with directives from Mr. Paul Hu to enable and
facilitate him to accomplish our utmost goal of remittance of your money to
your rightful and personal account.

For more information's/Clarification please call us or email us.

Best Regards,

Christopher Parker
Secretary to Attorney General Eric Holder



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