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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: "Debt Management International" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <int.dmgt@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 06:30:30 -0400
Subject: Debt Management Info

DEBT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, United Kingdom
 
It might interest you to know that the government of United States of America with the giants of the European Union (United Kingdom, Germany and France) in collaboration with the Bank of International Credit has put up a program to pay debts through what is called “Heavily Indebted  Poor Countries” ( HIPC). The process of payment was handed over to Debt Management International.
 
Kroll Advisory Solutions was contracted to investigate, review files and give advisory information to those legible to be paid.
Hundred of names have been listed for processing and payment. You are required to send us email with your data of claim as stated below.
 
You are required to send:
 
1. Name:  ----------------------------------------
 
2. Address, phone, fax and identification: -------------------------
 
3. Claim Amount: ------------------------------------------
 
4. Origin of your claim funds: -----------------------------
 
As soon as I receive your reply, I will be able to assist you receive the funds promptly without delay. Much documental protocols are not involved. We have created a system to make sure all the short listed names receive their funds.
 
Yours faithfully,
Ado Fisher
Director DMGT.

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