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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: "Maj.Gen.A.Adele" <drshamsudeen_usman001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: majgenaa_adele@yahoo.se
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:04:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONFIRM OR DISREGARD THESE PAYMENTS, THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PRESIDENCY


Your Immediate Payment Notification
From: major Gen AA Adele
Attention: Hon/Beneficiary,

CONFIRM OR DISREGARD THESE PAYMENTS, THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PRESIDENCY

Attention has been brought to us that since you contacted the management and staff of payment release and debt settlement committee as regards to the immediate release of your funds that has been under their custody that you have failed to respond to them thereby keeping the release of your funds pending.

We will like to inform you that a resolution has been reached for the release of these funds so you will have to email us back immediately for actions and release of these funds, and meanwhile note that on contact with this board your fund shall be transferred via a master debit card otherwise if you need it via a bank transfer then indicate it in contact with this board.

Confirm or disregard these payments, this message is from the presidency

Yours Faithful
Major Gen AA Adele,
Chairman payment release/debt settlement committee



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