419 scam: Francisco Madrid <mfrancisco46@yahoo.com> FINAL SOLUTION TO YOUR PAYMENT

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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:

This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024053156 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Francisco Madrid <mfrancisco46@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:04:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FINAL SOLUTION TO YOUR PAYMENT

Attn: Concerned beneficiary

In a brief introduction, I am Mr. Francisco Xavier
a working with the African Debt
Reconciliation Center here in London.
Recently your payment file was referred to our office by our ordering customer and
due to certain discrepancies noted your payment was terminated.

But I want you to know that I am in position to assist you redeem and as
well guarantee your immediate payment of your due fund to you through any of
our payment centers in the following countries, depending on any of the
locations that you will best prefer to visit to receive your payment in full: UNITED STATES, CANADA, SPAIN, LONDON,
HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SWEDEN, BELGIUM, FRANCE, DUBAI, MALAYSIA,
THAILAND, BRAZIL, VENEZUELA, SAUDI ARABIA, JORDAN, INDIA AND TURKEY
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS, if you are willing and ready to follow my
advice.

Note that you are not the only beneficiary that is faced with the same
situation that I have offered to help and I can provide you with the contact
information a foreign beneficiary that I have recently assisted to redeem his
long awaited payment through this medium, hence I am sure that I can assist you
if only you will trust me and follow my advice.

I here request that you compensate me with 4% of your principle payment after you receive your funds. Kindly
write back and call me if you are ready to finally receive your cash payment in
your country.

Regards,

Mr. Francisco Xavier

PH: +44 702 405 3156

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