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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: MRS LAURA BENSON <lawgre1u@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:03:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT




VALUE ATTENTION,



DEAR SIR,

FOLLOWING THE SIGNAL WE RECEIVED FROM OUR LOCAL BANKS & AFFILIATED BANK CONCERNING YOUR PAYMENT FROM RESERVE ACCOUNT THEY HAVE WITH US UNDER THE STIPULATED ENABLING LAW OF WEST AFRICAN MONETARY INSTITUTION .



I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT DURING THE AUDITING AND VERIFYING OF YOUR FILES, IT WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE RECORDS OF YOUR OUTSTANDING TRANSFER THAT MANY OFFICIALS AND SOME OF YOUR AGENTS FROM THE SOURCE ORIGIN OF YOUR FUND HAVE DELAYED YOUR PAYMENT FOR ONE REASON AND THE OTHER .



HOWEVER, YOUR PAYMENT HAS SINCE BEING EFFECTED THROUGH A NEW SECURE SYSTEM FOR MAKING FAST CONFIRMED PAYMENTS, THE MONEY IS IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH ?OVERSEAS CREDIT NOMINEES AND CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED BY YOURSELF (RECEIVER) THE ACCOUNT IS SET UP UNDER YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR WITHDRAWAL CODES.



OVERSEAS CREDIT NOMINEES SHOULD HAVE SENT YOU AN EMAIL BY NOW WITH DETAILS SUCH AS WHEN AND WHERE TO PICK UP THE CASH. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE WITHDRAWER’S CODES TO PICK UP THE CASH AT ANY CONVENIENT BANK LOCATE IN YOUR AREA. IF THERE ARE NO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS NEAR YOU, YOU CAN REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE CASH IMMEDIATE TO YOUR DESTINATION BANK ACCOUNT VIA FIRST PRIORITY SWIFT TRANSFER OR WESTERN UNION / MONEY GRAM /ATM CARD TO YOUR END .



IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM OVERSEAS CREDIT NOMINEES YET, AND TO VIEW THE CURRENT STATUS OF YOUR TRANSFER IN REAL-TIME AND RE-TRANSFER TO YOUR CHOOSING FINANCIAL DELIVERY SELECTION AS THE PRICE BENEFICIARY, KINDLY CONTACT.



MR. JUSTICE CLIFF OF THE OVERSEAS CREDIT NOMINEES



EMAIL ; lawgre2u@yahoo.com



TO BE ABLE TO FORWARD YOUR PAYMENT VOUCHER TO YOU SO YOU CAN PICK UP THE PAYMENT THOUGH ANY OF OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN YOUR LOCATION THROUGH A LEGAL SECURE WAY

WITHOUT ANY QUESTION. WHEN SENDING YOUR APPLICATION TO MR. JUSTICE CLIFF ALWAYS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR SCRUTINY AND POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION ;



YOUR FIRST NAME------

LAST NAME------

YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS--------

TELEPHONE NUMBER------

RECIPIENT'S E-MAIL------

YOUR TRANSACT NUMBER # BJBJXVI

SENDER : WEST AFRICAN MONETARY INSTITUTION.

TRANSACT AMOUNT : $7000, 000.00

TRANSFER DATE : 17-09-2012

EXPECTED ARRIVAL DATE : 20-09-2012.



FINALLY BE INFORM THAT YOUR FUNDS ARE FULLY FREE OF ANY LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES AND ARE CLEAN, CLEAR AND NON-CRIMINAL ORIGIN AND ARE AVAILABLE TO PICK, THIS GUARANTEE IS WITNESS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS IMF PARIS AND LONDON CLUB OF CREDITORS, EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY EEC, EFCC AFRICA AND THE ENVOY'S OF OUR CORRESPONDENCE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF SETTLEMENT WORLD

WILD.

CORDIALLY,

MRS LAURA BENSON.

INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT DEPT.

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