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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:
Reply-To: <swiftcardpayment@sify.com>
Date:
Subject: Your Payment Update

Attention Beneficiary,

We hereby confirm the receipt of part payment of US$9,500,000.00 dollars only, into our ESCROW vault / account with the CITI BANK in London by order of the Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on Overdue Contract / Lotto Award / Inheritance payments in Africa / Overseas via the African Development Bank (ADB), as indicated in our database.

We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you to STOP any further communication with any other payment centre in any part of overseas countries, as well as your associates in any of the African countries e.g., South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Abidjan, Angola, Cotonou for they contributed 100% hindrances to the release of your funds.

Kindly provide us with the below information to reconfirm your details in our database and for our prompt payment procedures.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
(3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
(4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS :
(5) BANK DETAILS:
(6) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
(7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

Our final fund release order will be forwarded to our operational paying bank, the CITI BANK in London, UK for the immediate release of your allocation to you upon receipt and official re-confirmation of the above Information.

For any further inquiry, please contact the undersigned officer as funds will be retrieved to treasury after ten (10) business days of this notice.

Once again, you are strictly warned against your further communication with your unscrupulous associates.

Yours In Service,

Mr.John Shaull
Foreign operations Dept.
FG Finance London, UK
Tel: +447 02 401 7962
Email:swiftcardpayment@sify.com

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