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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: "Dr. Lawrence Scofield" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawrencescofield324@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:43:12 +0200
Subject: LONG OVER DUE PAYMENT ON YOUR NAME AND FAVOR.

Attention,
 
 
LONG OVER DUE PAYMENT ON YOUR NAME AND FAVOR.
 
 
I am Dr. Lawrence Scofield director with the Federal Ministry of Finance and was instructed by the hon.
Minister of finance to find out before the end of this month, why your contract payment fund valued
$8.5Million United states dollars contract part payment still unclaimed.
 
 
However, their are two gentlemen here who came from your country to claim this inheritance fund
on your behalf and the reason giving to us is that you are the one who sent them that you are  terminal
sick is that true?.
 
 
In this regard, kindly reconfirm your personal information to us for proper identification, and to know if you
are the one that sent them for the claim.
 
 
Bellow are the informations that you are to reconfirm to my office immediately.
 
 
1) Your full name.......................
2) Your phone number, cell phone mobile#.......................
3) Your address..............................
4) Your occupation/position........................
5) Equity online of credit ?......................Yes or No
 
 
Upon the proper identification, the hon. Minister of finance will immediately sign the approval letter and refer you to our
diplomatic agent who will be delivering to you your total amount of $12.5million dollars by International Diplomatic Courier so that you
can be able to have in cash, also a the delivery tracking code will be emailed to you once you have received the delivery agent name for security
reasons, just get back to us ASAP to let us know if you sent any one here to claim your Fund or not.
 
 
NOTE: You are to pay ($225.00) for the delivery of your fund in cash to your destination home address and as soon as you send the fees to Mr. David Lucas Jr. he will instruct the courier agent to send out your Your Fund to your destination home address you will provide to him
your details to get the fund  also send you the delivery tracking number to know when the Delivery Agent  will be deliver your fund to you.
 
Please make sure that you get back to us with requested details above so that we can start processing your on how to moved out your fund out of our bank here for immediate delivery to your residential home address.
 
 
Our desire is to serving you better. Waiting for your urgent reply via my official email.
 
Name: Mr. David Lucas Jr.
Contact Email: infolucasdeliveryagent@gmail.com
Or call him on +234-80-266-387-28
Yours faithfully,
 
 
Dr. Lawrence Scofield.
External Debt management official desk 2010/2011.
Direct Email Address: lawrencescofield324@w.cn

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