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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. MIKE PACE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.mike_pace2012@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:55:31 +0100
Subject: DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.


DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.

FROM: DR. MIKE PACE

CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT

YOU CAN ALSO REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL: dr.mikepace@yahoo.com.hk
Telephone.+44 7031994252


I am FROM: DR. MIKE PACE of World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my
office and the intense nature of polity in London.

This body was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment,
Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards beneficiaries all over the world that a not be paid to and scammers vitamins compensations payments all over
the world.

All participants/beneficiaries were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. Your
email address and name emerged as a beneficiary of this humanitarian gesture in the exercise hence this notification.

Perhaps, is to inform you about our plan to send your fund to you via cash delivery system, This system will be easier for you and for us We are going to
send your contract part payment of $7.3M. Million to you via courier service. we have secured every needed document to cover this fund Note:

This fund is coming in 2 security proof boxes which are sealed with Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. I will use my position as The Director of
WORLD FUND MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU, to release this fund to you. The boxes are coming with a Courier agent who will deliver them to you at your home
address.

have Three option to make your payment to you {a} If you prefer online banking all you need to do now is to send your banking information too
{b} if you prefer ATM card {c} if you prefer diplomatic mass. it can been done too.

Your Full Name _________________

Your Complete Address: _____________________________

Your Private Email Address_________________________

Name of your Company: ____________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): ____________________

Direct Telephone Number:_____________________

mobile ____________________________

Number: _______________________________________

Fax Number: ____________________________________

Note: The Agent does not know the contents in these boxes, the content was declared to him as Sensitive Photographic Film Materials. I will
secure the clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes which I will dispatch along with the security inner Keys of the consignments to enable you
access them as soon as they are delivered to you. this is my private box mail; dr.mikepace@yahoo.com.hk

Thanks.
Yours Truly,


Dr. Mike Pace.
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau
Telephone.+44 7031994252

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