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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. Harold Wilson" <admin@datacomp.com.tw>
Reply-To: hwilson1290@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 06:04:53 -0800
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION.

Sir/ Madam


Following the Debt Conversion Programme Agreement (DCPA) reached between EU Financial Certification Bureau, International Monetary Fund and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), under the 2016/2017 fiscal year scheme and, based on a new Innovative Financial Engineering System created by a partnership of two Financial Institutions in the UK --remittance/settlement of debts --Contract and Inheritance --owed to individuals and companies by the member countries --is now the sole responsibility of the UK-based Financial Institutions.


The devised Financial Engineering Payment System called, SECURITIZATION is a DEBT SETTLEMENT SYSTEM where several ILLIQUID PTC FUNDS are bundled together to create a single Portfolio, bought by the UK Financial Institutions and SECURITIZED as ORDINARY SHARES, thereby making you as beneficiary, a SHAREHOLDER in the Single Portfolio.

Of course...You`re at liberty as beneficiary of your FUNDS to transfer some or the entire total sum of Funds to your Banking Co-ordinates and, It`s worthy of note that the breakthrough of this tested and proven Innovative Financial Mode of Payment is the removal of many up-front charges and payments for government documentations.


CONGRATULATIONS!


Your outstanding FUNDS will be paid to you via this Payment Mode. Thus, you`re required to re-confirm the below listed details. Your Payment File will be processed and after the verification/ratification process your FUNDS will be released to your provided banking account.


NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER (S)
FAX NUMBER (S)
E-MAIL ADDRESS (ES)
FUND AMOUNT
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS (WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED)
VALID ID (INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENCE)

ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WILL AID THE SPEEDY PROCESS OF THE PAYMENT

Thank you for your continued co-operation as we remain at your service.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Harold Wilson

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