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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: "COMPENSATION 2010" <mrsjoancole12@luckymail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:56:27 -0400
Subject: Scam Victim Compensation Award



Greetings to you,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $500,000 USD.

On behalf of the Obama's Foundation and UNITED NATIONS, we
wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $500,000 USD in
compensation of scam victims. This is to bring to your
notice that we are delegated from the Obama's Foundation
and UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of
scam $500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You
are listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 114
Beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the victims are
from the United States, we still have a pending of 36
compensations left to be paid. Your particulars was
mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one
of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned
not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any
reason what so
ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the
other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all
apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can
submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible
consideration.

Do contact HSBC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United Kingdom
Branch for verification and release of your $500,000 USD
that we have deposited with the HSBC BANK,UK.The account
log on will be presented to you by the bank in order to
access the funds before releasing into your nominated bank
account.You will transfer the funds into your nominated
account on-line as the HSBC BANK,UK will provide the
necessary information to you. Please if you are willing to
accept the funds, do contact the Managing.

Director of the HSBC BANK,UK with the following details:
You are to fill the appropriate form and
submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________

Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK
Name: Mrs. Joan Cole
Private Email:mrsjoancole2@luckymail.com
Telephone:+447766822807

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Caravan Marvis
Coordinator.
OBAMA'S FOUNDATION AND UNITED NATIONS© 2010

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