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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: "Dr. Robert Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deptofpaycentre@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 07:33:42 +0100
Subject: Dept Payment Centre

 
From: Dr. Robert Ali & Mr. Chaskel Rand,
WHITE HOUSE SECURITY LTD of N16 5XA
10 palm court Queen Elizabeth's Walk London Post code N165XA N16 5XA.
Telephonen Number (+44) 7024025894
Dear  ,
 
Provisional Approval for Immediate Transfer of your dormant deposit  Worth Thirty Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars (U.S$39.900,000.00) Signing of the Final Funds Release Order Documents.
The office of the Director, Debt Payment Center (WHITE HOUSE SECURITY LTD of N16 5XA) hereby writes to officially inform you that we have received on your behalf from our affiliate in Africa the sum of Thirty Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars.
We have been directed to carry out the necessary verification to confirm that you are the true beneficiary of this dormant fund before transferring it to your nominated bank account.
The dormant Funds are presently with our security vault Bank here in (WHITE HOUSE SECURITY LTD of N16 5XA)consequently we hereby write to inform you that final approval has been given for the release of these dormant funds to your nominated bank account. Hence you are now required to come forward to our office at (WHITE HOUSE SECURITY LTD of N16 5XA) Address: (10 palm court Queen Elizabeth's Walk London Post code N165XA N16 5XA) and to sign the "Final Dormant Funds Release Order Documents and files officially in person" which will enable us effect the transfer/wire of these funds to your account.
You are required to come forward to our office at (10 palm court Queen Elizabeth's Walk London Post code N165XA N16 5XA) with the followings:
1. A form of identification (International Passport/ drivers license.
2. Your complete banking details [for re-confirmation] to which we will transfer /wire the funds.
3. Original copies of payment approval papers from where funds originated.
Please reply this email immediately and inform us when you will be coming for the signing and get back to us  if you need further explanation regarding the release of your dormant funds. Accept our congratulations as we await your response.
Thanks.
Dr. Robert Ali or Mr. Chaskel Rand.
 
 

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