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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: "Mr. Mike Clasper" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mowu101@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:11:37 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION

My names are Mike Clasper . I am the director of information Her Majesty Custom and Revenue, London United Kingdom. Our duty is to look into
transactions and records of banks, securities companies and financial houses within Europe based on the directive of British Prime Minister Mr
Gordon Brown.We also work in collaboration with American, Asian, African and Australian clearing houses.

During our investigation we discovered un-paid debts from different banks and securities companies, worth over 400m pounds lying on paid with Banks
in London and that you are to be paid for an INHERITED FUND/ASSET, which requires presentation of certain documents and payment of fees before the
fund could be released to you.View the website for more information:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171222.stm

I want to inform you that the problem you are having is from your partners and the lawyer who is representing you,They do not reveal the reason for
the delay of your payment and the reason you should pay the money they demand from you. My reason for contacting you is to inform you to stop
payment of any such to the lawyer or to the financial bank and securities companies as you will not receive your fund due to some anomalies we
discovered in your file. We are to protect your interest contact me immediately so we can advice you on how you will receive your fund without
any impediment. You are hereby advised to maintain constant contact with me and avoid any interaction with unscrupulous agents, partners or
lawyers.

We want to know the precise amount of money that you have spent claiming your funds. In your response, please provide the following information.

Your full Name and Address: __________________________________

Total Amount of Benefit (inheritance/contract): _______________________________

Amount Spent (lost): __________________________

Telephone and Fax Numbers: ___________________________

The requested information shall guarantee the success of investigation, adequate compensation fixed and the totality of your funds released without further delay. Sequel to our payments schedule, we implore your immediate action. On our receipt of the requested information and completion of verification, we shall instruct the British government accredited bank (whose information is not disclosed for security reason) to release your funds.

Respectfully,

Mike Clasper

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