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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: "world Debt Recovery Commitee Office." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterjustice12@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:44:40 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY: AMERICAN UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION FROM WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE

WORLD DEBT RECOVERY COMMITTEE
7 Hanover Square, New York
+16464941910
AMERICAN UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I am Mr. Justice A. Peter of the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery
committee (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts
associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and
grants ETC ranging from $1M-$19.5M owed to various beneficiaries and
companies across the Globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and
submit the list of the unpaid beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed
official paying Banks for immediate payment of the fund.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were
shortlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this
email. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs. Jennifer Benson
that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as
such your fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also
submitted the below bank account for the transfer of the
fund to her.

Bank Name: Bangkok Bank
Account Name: Jennifer Benson
Account Number: 1018681047
Swift code: BKKBTHBK
Branch Add: Bangkok bank Pcl., Head office,
333 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand.

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to 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. Benson is
true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars,

1. 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 int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.and
how you want your fund paid to you immediately for the attention of the
paying officer.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Peter Justice.

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