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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. Robert Cayouette" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <foreign.payments@y7mail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 05:51:08 -0500
Subject: Your US$10.5M has been approved for payment.

Your US$10.5M has been approved for payment.
Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Office
London, United Kingdom

This is to inform you that the debt owe to you to the tune of $10.5m Inheritance, Lottery Winning and compensations for being defrauded shall now to handled by our correspondence banks. Due to inability of other financial Institutions and Security companies in releasing such funds due to Fraud, Terrorism and Money Laundry activities and double standard notice at the other financial institutions making these payment without bottle-necks on the part of creditors.

The UNITED NATIONS, WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS have Mandated The amalgamated African Central Banks which office operate as Foreign Reserve Escrow Account office London to release funds to beneficiaries through its Correspondence Banks. To process and make payment to the beneficiaries, we have already collected some payments files from these other banks hence this information to you. For details on how to receive your inheritance funds, of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( US$10. 5M ) you are required to re-confirm the following information:-

1. Your address
2. Telephone including cell-phone and fax numbers.
3. Country
4. your bank coordinate



Thanking you for Your Cooperation.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Robert Cayouette
Director,
Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Office

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