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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: "Barbara Pedersen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsadavidson@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:26:42 -0700
Subject: Re: Transfer of US$1,200,000.00 to your bank account.

Our Ref:FSA/13Z/CP02


Dear Sir,


Re: Transfer of US$1,200,000.00 to your bank account.


We wish to congratulate and inform you that our office has been delegated by the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations Compensation Unit,to seek out and pay compensations to several scammed victims worldwide.

You have therefore been selected as once of the beneficiaries of the compensation programme and awarded the sum of US$1,200,000.00 as compensation benefits in accordance with the United Nations recommendations.

Our investigations shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of money to some dubious officials for the transfer of your funds.
We now advise that you stop all communications with them because you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds.

For the immediate transfer of the US$1,200,000.00 with reference number: FSA/13Z/CP02 to your bank account, kindly contact today by email or telephone, our Payment Coordinator in the United Kingdom:


Mrs. Amanda Davidson
25 NC, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS,UK
Telephone:+448719742922 Ext,128
Email: amdavidson@kimo.com


All correspondences to Mrs. Amanda Davidson, should have the reference number "FSA/13Z/CP02" sent along with your CONTACT ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER for prompt attention.

Once again Congratulations.

Yours Sincerely,

Barbara Pedersen
Financial Services Authority
25 NC, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS,UK

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