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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 Debt Recovery" <noreply@debtcollectuk.com>
Reply-To: "European Debt Recovery" <edrunity@gmail.com>
Date: 10 Jun 2019 09:02:02 -0700
Subject: Re [ Details About ]


Hello ,

 

 We are very sorry  to communicate  you through this medium. we am  member of the European Debt Recovery Unit and we are aware of your ordeals and challenges of your unpaid fund.

 It might interest you to know that not long after the Debt Management Office (DMO) completed the merger and acquisition process of all pending payments, through the petitions submitted by the international communities about their unpaid funds,  however in the course of our examination and fact findings as stated in the preterition We discovered that one of the top personnel in the management compromised  with some top officials to divert funds approve to settle unpaid Fund (concealed funds).

 The DMO has already given approval for the payment of your fund but they deliberately withheld your payment file and continue to demand fees from you through their associates from different unassigned affiliates mostly from Africa, US , Europe and Asia all in an attempt to frustrate you and enrich themselves. I wonder why you haven't notice all this while.

 You may choose to disbelieve this email as inconceivable but my doctrine does not permit such act, reason I have to open up to you to seek the right channel. Your fund was authorized to be paid to you through the DMO asset management firm with a Key Tested Reference/Claim Code Number, which was supposed to have been issued to you before now.

 Upon your response to my message, I shall guide you through and provide you with details to contact the assigned affiliate who will facilitate the release of your fund.

Thanks and have a wonderful day.

 Yours Faithfully,

   Kelly David

European Debt Recovery Agent, UK

June 10, 2019 9:02 

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