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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: "FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <accountant212@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:12:39 -0000
Subject: LBB/IRD/CBX/021/09


FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT OFFICE
IN CONJUCTION WITH THE MONARCHY OF ENGLAND
PRIME MINISTER, GORDON BROWN.
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Our Ref: LBB/IRD/CBX/021/09

After a joint meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Senate Committee on Foreign Debts reconciliation and the Presidential Payment and Implementation Panel on Contract/ inheritance fund under Category, which was addressed and headed by the Prime Minister of England, Gordon Brown. It became imperative to contact you on the subject matter. This meeting was initiated as part of the recent image laundering scheme of the federal government of England.

During the meeting, so many negative reports were tabled on behalf of our numerous contractors and foreign personnels on how unfairly they have been treated and extorted by some corrupt government officials who were vested with the authority to pay them their entitlements. The most annoying and irritating aspect of it all is that they could not effect payment to these foreign beneficiaries after subjecting them to so much stress and trauma.

To this regards, this office has been given the SOLE authority by the FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT OFFICE IN CONJUCTION WITH THE MONARCHY OF ENGLAND PRIME MINISTER, GORDON BROWN. To handle and release all contract/ inheritance fund. You are therefore advised NOT to contact ANY OTHER OFFICE to avoid further complications in your payment file. Every arrangement for the remittance of your overdue fund payment of US$18M (Eighteen Million US Dollar) has been concluded and the fund will be released to you within 5 banking days of your response.

Please reconfirm the information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your fund remittance without further delays:

1) Your Full Name
2) Fax and Mobile #
3) Home/ Office Address
4) Profession and Age

You are to contact this office immediately on the receipt of this e-mail message. I apologize on behalf of the british council for the delay in your payment and promise you that it will never repeat itself again as we are into our new government. Please make sure you reply me to my confidential e-mail account for the release of your funds or you can call the number below:

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PROF. TED BUCK.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FEC).

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