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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: "WRIGHT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrwilliams.cooper@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:05:17 +0100
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT 23/10/2016


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INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
SUBJECT: TRANSFER BY INSTALLMENT ACCEPTED BY THE BANK


Attn: Attn: Attn:

We have understood your unstable situation,Because of this issue,we are in United Nations pleading and agreed with the banks to accept payment by installment on your behalf,to enable beneficiaries receive Their payment and for we to reconcile with all countries over the world. We have understood your plight as someone who has Suffered a lot to get this fund into your bank account.

Write the Bank and request how you want the money to be Transferred to your account install-mentally or in full payment,once the first payments enters into your account you can then use money from there to Facilitate the transfer of the rest, once the first installments enters into your account that will Equally give you another opportunity to do a test-transfer and withdrawal from your account to master Federal reserve online transfer procedure.

By calculations: if $1000 dollar can handle US $5 million dollars.then $500 dollar can comfortably transfer the sum of $2.5 Million dollars. Once the US$2.5 Million dollars is successfully transfer, you can withdraw money from there to handle the transfer of the rest of US$ 2.5 Million dollars. NOTE: Write the bank and tell them how much you have at hands as the Bank calculate to tell you how much you may receive as first payments-by installments, Do not be shy to indicate the amount you have at hands (no proper-amount is so small to trigger installments-payment base on our discussion with the Bank) as the first payment will move to your account for you to confirm the existence of the fund before your proceed for the balance. Finally, We have chosen Alliance Bank UK to release your fund to you, so you are THEREFORE advice to contact the Alliance Bank UK with the Following information.

Person:--- Mr William Cooper
email address---- ( mrwilliams.cooper@gmail.com , mrwilliams.cooper@outlook.com )

Send him your direct phone number and contact address as we sincerely apologize for the plight you have gone through in the past years while trying to receive your money. Thanks for Adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations ..


Congratulations!
MRS. BETTY WRIGHT.
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO MR. BAN KI-MOON
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All Rights Reserved
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