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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Azuan Abdul Aziz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.aaaziz979@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 19:28:48 +0100
Subject: The Errors In Your Payment File Number: WBDR079/A331/WA2012

>From Desk  of Mr. Azuan Abdul Aziz
The Senior Supervisor, Documentation Unit.
World Bank/Africa Debt
Reconciliation Committee (WBADRC)
 
Following the debt settlement agreement reached between indebted Countries in  Africa and the World Bank,in conjuction with the United Nations Orgernization.
A debt settlement Committee, namelly World Bank Debt Settle Committee was inaugurated to handle debts owned by Some Countries in Africa to Contractors including those who falled victim Scams in Africa.
 
A total sum of  USD40,000,000.000.00 (Forty Billion United States Dollars) was granted by the World Bank Governing bodies in conjunction with United Nations Orgernization, as Loan to offset and implement the debt settlement projects.
 
Those who are to benefit in this projects are contractors with delayed contract payments and foreigners who  falled victim of criminal activities such as internet scams and victims of  kidnappers who lost their lifes.
 
Your payment File Number: WBDR079/A331/WA2012 was presented to my desk, for screening and l discovered that Funds have already been allocated to be paid and transfer to you. As l searched deeper into your payment file l discovered that you never executed any Contract or did any of your relation died in Africa as to warrant any claim of inheritance, some of the documents l saw in your payment file were fake papers .Having made my discovery l refused to make it known to any member of the committees for confidentiality.
 
>From the look of things, l realized that you have spent money in pursuance  of the claim. l decided to contact you to have mutual business deal with you. With my position as one of the senior staff in this committee of debt settlement, l can rectify all the abnormalities in your payment file to enable you make a  perfect and genuine claims, meaning if you agree with my conditions, the funds will be released and paid to you, but you must agree with the following conditions below.
 
(1)You must be someone to be trusted.l have a working reputation to keep intact therefore l need an assurance from you that you will not reveal this to anybody until the money is paid to you.
 
( 2) When l rectified the errors in your payment file, the total funds will be released  to you, if you will agree to offer me 40% of the total amount l will use my position as one of the senior member of this debt settlement committee to perfect your file. And for your information you are to receive the money in one of the Asia Paying Centre, close to your Country if you are  not in Africa. There are over 10 payment Centers in Asia as follows, Malaysia, Philipines, Indonasia and other Centres in Asia.
 
You will receive the money in any of the payment center in Asia. l will use my position as one of the senior members of the committee to make sure you will not pay any upfront fee while your file is here with us.
Please you must think and re-think before you reply this letter, if you think you can? get back to me on email:  mr.aaaziz979@yahoo.com.my. l wait for your immediate reply
 
Yours Sincerely
Mr. Azuan Abdul Aziz
Senior Supervisor  ( WBADRC )
West African Zonal Office.

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