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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: Jordon Cambell <jcambell343@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Jordon Cambell <shadam321@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 18:19:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good Day.


Good Day.

  This is just a friendly reminder, Universal Credit Bank (UCB) has finally ordered our  Foreign Payment  Remittance Unit to start sending your fund worth $950.000.00 USD  Installmentally , This type of transfer means, you will be receiving  $10.000.00 every day through the International Money Gram transfer until the complete fund of $950.000 USD is completely remitted to you.

We were able to accomplish this through the help of Mr. Gabriel Francis of federal high court of justice and all necessary arrangement has been made successful to pay you this fund ,We have therefore deemed it necessary to update you with the development .
 
As a matter of urgency, to effect your first payment of  $10.000.00 through Money Gram,  Contact Mr. Adam Shirley, the director Money Gram in his contact below as he is the person in charge of your payment. This payment was approved to your name by the federal ministry of finances Benin Republic . As soon as the below details are received, our Legal Review Department shall be commissioned to process and obtain Payment Approval and start paying you.

Contact Wal-Mart Money Gram Office Director:
Name: Mr. Adam Shirley,
Tel: +229 98534594

Here is the details you needed to forward to them, in order to help you pick the first payment of $10.000.00 approved in your name.

Receivers name:=============
Country=====================
Current Telephone number:===
Age:=======================
Identification===========

Once we receive your info the transfer will commence.

Mr.Jordon Cambell
The management

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