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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: "European Union Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <santanderbankaccount@accountant.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:09:20 +0100
Subject: A Message From: THE EUROPEAN UNION

European Union Commission
Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid & Development Commission
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32-460-212-589
Email: eu.org@europe.com



Our Ref: SV/CP/EU2018

Your Ref: COMPENSATION PAYMENT




Dear EU Compensation beneficiary,
I am Rt. Hon. Christopher Patten,the newly appointed European Union Commission External Relations Commissioner,here in Belgium.

The Executive Arm of the European Union and the United Nations security council has come up to investigate all pending transactions through the British intelligence and anti-fraud unit,to make sure all outstanding debts are paid and fraud victims compensated.

In view of this, during our investigation,it was discovered that an account was submitted to divert your funds by some corrupt officials and an Arrest warrant has been issued to apprehend the criminals.In this regard,the European Union and Human Rights Commission have agreed finally to compensate you with $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.

For immediate proceedings and payment,you are STRICTLY advised to contact the Santander bank plc with YOUR: Full Name,Age,Residential Address,Marital Status,Occupation and Telephone Number via Email: santanderbankaccount@accountant.com .

Note That for security purpose,the $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be made available to you STRICTLY by Online Bank transfer or ATM CARD delivery to your designated address which the Bank will instruct you on the details required.We apologise for the experience you had in the past and for any inconvenience it may have caused you and advise you follow the instructions from the management of the bank and give us feed back as soon as you receive your funds.


Sincerely,

Rt. Hon. Christopher Patten,
External Relations Commissioner,
European Union Commission.

Tel: +32-460-212-589
Fax: +32-570-130-589

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