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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: "AIB PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cdoherty@blumail.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 01:45:13 +0100
Subject: FROM ALLIED IRISH BANK PLC.... WORLD BANK MANDATE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

Allied Irish Bank Plc,
202 Finchley Road,
Hampstead, London NW3 6BX,
England, United Kingdom.

RE: WORLD BANK'S MANDATE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

This is to inform you that the World Bank and the IMF has mandated this bank to settle all the outstanding payments originated from any part of Africa, Europe and Asian countries as contract payment, inheritance fund or lottery winning due to unauthorised demands of payments by corrupt officials of Apex Banks and some security companies as reported by the international communities.

Be infomed that the instruction from the World Bank and IMF stipulated that your fund will be release to you through International Certified Bank Draft or Telegraphic Wire Transfer and all the fund approvals and authorisation documents including irrevocable payment guarantee bond from the World Bank, fund clearance certificate from the UN and IMF payment instruction was issued in your favour and handed over to us, therefore your payment will be release to you successfully without not any incumberances.

On this process, you are advised to forward your direct telephone numbers, complete names and secured mailing address i.e {house/office address} to our Group Finance Director [Mr. Allan Moore, CBE] for the immediate process/release of your fund to you. Note that Ten Million Dollars Only (US$10,000,000.00) was allocated to you by the World Bank.

Finally, you are advised to dissociate yourself from any way you might have been working to receive this money no matter your commitment to avoid misinformation and demand of unauthorised payments. Our Group Finance Director is waiting to receive your communication and release your fund to you through International Certified Bank Draft without further delay.

Therefore, make your contact directly to the Group Finance Director of this bank, Mr. Allan Moore, CBE through his Telephone Number: +447031905116, Fax Number: +447006091329 and Email: info_w71@yahoo.co.kr


Note that it has come to our notice that scammers has employ this opportunity to defraud innocent people of their hard earned money, therefore, we warn you not to correspond to any unknown contact made to you without confirming from this office for prove as you might be lured with a similar opportunity that may sound interesting. You are advised not to contact any other office apart from our Group Managing Director as contained above.



Thanks for your cooperation.

Mr. Colm Doherty.
Group Managing Director,
Allied Irish Banks Plc, UK.



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