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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: "smith walter" <smithwalter@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 10:25:43 +0100
Subject: Dearest Attention Please, US$1.500.000.00 USD)


*Dearest Attention Please, *

*Its the pleasure of this office to inform you that your consignment
containing your fund(US$1.500.000.00 USD) has been deposited with Vital
Finance bank here in Benin because it has stayed more than necessary time
and i went to Vital Finance bank Plc to discuss this with the bank director
as its has not been delivered to you due to your failure to comply with our
instruction and failure to hear from you again, However he told me that your
fund can be transfered to you via a direct wire transfer(KTT) into your bank
account.*

*He told me to instruct you to contact the bank to apply for a direct wire
transfer into your account to avoid loosing your fund.Therefore you can
contact the bank with below information to enable the bank wire your fund
online into your account.*


*Director General Foreign Remittance,
Contact Person.Barrister Jerrico Boni
Email.(**vitalfinancebankplc01@ommail.com*<vitalfinancebankplc01@ommail.com>
*)
Email.(**vitalfinance_bankplc@yahoo.fr* <vitalfinance_bankplc@yahoo.fr>*)
Telephone Number,+229-95-14-71-59or0029-95-14-71-59
Payment director,Mr Ejike Nnamdi.
On attention of Barrister Jerrico Boni,Director foreign payment Vital
Finance bank Plc Benin Send an email to the bank with the above bank email
and apply for your wire transfer as i have informed the bank about you
already.On receipt of your fund into your account endeavour to inform me
immediately.*

*So this office is waiting to hear from you soonest you contact the bank for
further advise to ensure that your fund is been wired into your account
soonest,Your fund was deposited with Vital Finance bank Plc todays for
online transfer of your fund into your account.*

*Yours Faithfully
Mr.Smith Walter*

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