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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. John Edmunds" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wdrc.ukoffice@kimo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:43:57 -0500
Subject: RE: WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC), VERY URGENT

WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE (WDRC)
98540 EAST OLYMPIA
WASHINGTON DC
USA.

RE: YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I am Mr. John Edmunds of the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery committee (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts owed to various contractors,

Lottery fund Prize Award Winners, inheritance fund, loans and grants ranging from $1M-$19.5M owed to various beneficiaries, individuals and companies across the globe

(Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, Canada and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries/companies to the appointed official accredited corresponding paying

Banks for immediate effect of their payment funds.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were shortlisted among the first set of fifteen Beneficiaries/individuals yet to be paid hence this

email. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs. Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her, you was involve in a fatal car accident which

eventually took over your life and as such your fund should be paid to her as the heir apparent. She has also submitted her Bank account with our accredited

corresponding paying Bank for the transfer of the funds to her.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to a wrong individual/beneficiary, I have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours,

it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, kindly reconfirm your full details to this office immediately to enable us release your fund to you.

1. Beneficiary's Full Name:______________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone#:_______Fax:____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
8. Copy of identity either Int'l passport or Driver's licence and specify how you want your fund paid to you immediately for the attention of the paying officer.

Reply to this email: wdrc.ukoffice@kimo.com

Yours truely,

Mr. John Edmunds
Director of Operations,
(WDRC), London, Uk.

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WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE was established and empowered globally to reconcile and cancel foreign debts and to recover unclaimed overdue individuals/companies funds abroad.

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