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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: "John Carlos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johncarlos.payout@skymail.mn>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:27:16 +0200
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT

International Agent in charge of debt reconciliation
Plaza de Santa Ana , 14, Madrid , 28012 Espa?a
Tel: 0011 34 672 902 424 Fax 0011 34911820316

Dear Beneficiary,

We have been charged by American transparency international group to monitor and reconcile debts owed to individuals, companies and agencies, through our monitoring excise of foreign payment transactions. We advise you to quit from your present and past dealings / communication with those promising to release your funds either by ATM, Wire transfer, and diplomatic delivery, Compensation ETC. it is our duty to detect good or bad payment release contacts and issue payment advice after thorough cross-examination of your transactions attached due processing clearance release documents . as ask yourself why after so much demand of fees nothing was release to you rather you continued paying until when you are financially exhausted then you will be abandon by them for another victim capable of paying them. Our agency was inaugurated just to reconcile and process beneficiary fund release without fraud/scam. Don’t be scared rather do yourself favor to stop answering sweat convincing
mails,
you shall receive your fun

We have the international responsibility to detect good and fraudulent transactions, many beneficiaries has received there funds through the help of our agency, yours will not be different if only you will talk to yourself. There is no debt reconciliation payment release without the approval of our agency here in Madrid Spain . Those people causes artificial obstructions in other to extort more money from you, they have credit cards to secure international numbers online in other to convince you further. You need to find out the truth or you will keep fooling yourself until end of time. More insights and conviction will be shared with you as soon as you find it fit to respond to this message. Don’t forward this message to them because they will still make you believe is not true; desist from communicating with them for the mean time. They keep using names of existing banks to dupe you and abandon you to suffer; I am waiting for your urgent reply. We reconcile debts through
the
approved organization, minist

For further clarification/investigation kindly send the below information to us immediately:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Rresidential Address.
3. Mobile:
4. Landline Phone Number:
5. Fax Number:
6. Citizenship:
7. Country of Resident:
8. Your Inheritance Funds Value Amount:
9. Amount, which you have lost previously:

You will be further detail when you respond positively.

Regards,

Mr John Carlos
Coordinating Officer
Tel: 0011 34 672 902 424
Fax 0011 34911820316

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