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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: MR.DESMOND <amartinez@iflowsa.com.ar>
Reply-To: <mrdesmond.williams@xd.ae>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:07:20 -0400
Subject: FILL LETTER OF DISCLAIMER / DECLARATION.

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM VISA CARD
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE ZENITH BANK
 
                                      LETTER OF DISCLAIMER / DECLARATION..
 
Attention:  funds Owner,
 
Good day and compliments to you. As stated by the Senate committee on Foreign Contract/Inheritance winnings (U.N), you are hereby advised to fill the Rejection Form B7 below and return back, which will be kept in your claim files to proof that you have finally REJECTED/DECLINE your compensation funds sum of $2,500,000 USD (Two million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) International ATM visa Card,  due to your inability to adhere completely to the documentation of your International atm card kept in our possession leaving instructions for the delivery when you eventually contact without any payment to us for shipment. You are hereby advise to send a letter of decline to this desk stating the reasons why you have decided to decline with the shipment process as demanded the release of your atm card fund for proper documentation prior to the delivery. Get back with the latter to enable me justify my reasons why the delivery process of your atm by this desk service was not in success.
 
FILL LETTER OF DECLINE;
 
NAME OF LETTER OF DISCLAIMER...............................
BENEFICIARY................................................
REASON(s) OF DECLINE....................................
DATE.....................................................
BENEFICIARY SIGNATURE.................................................
 
A copy of this letter will be sent to the United Nations Office Before the confiscation of your compensation files on my desk to protect me from facing legal actions in future concerning the documentation of your Contract/Inheritance atm fund. So let this office know if you want to decline or continue with the shipment of your pending ATM Visa Card funds sum of $2,500,000 USD (Two million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
 
IMPORTANT: By filling this, you give up your right to take any legal action or sue and your fund will be confiscated and return back to the Nigeria Government Treasury account as an abandon fund.
 
Thank you so much for your cooperation.
 
Regards,
 
Mr. Desmond Williams
ATM Visa Card Payment System
E-mail: mrdesmond.williams@xd.ae
Tel: +234-7015307448
Presidential Committee On Foreign Payments

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