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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: "Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infowebs2013@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:48:51 -0700
Subject: Payment Concluded, Kindly Confirm Your Account.

Sir/Madam,


This is to inform you that your total Sum of US$35,500,000.00
Contractual/Inheritance fund has been approved over the weekend by the
Presidency through the senate/House of Representatives on Foreign Fund
Payment Certifying committee in conjunction with Debt Management
Board, Federal ministry of Finance.

However, you are advised to respond as quickly as possible with your
nominated Banking coordinates where you want this fund to be
transferred into as the transfer exercise will commence immediately we
hear from you with your banking coordinates.

Also confirm the following information to be true and correct to avoid mistakes:

NAME: C.R.E. PURVIS MD
COMPANY: TAIGA TRADING ETC
TEL/FAX: 00.31.20.4532160
EMAIL: purmed@hetnet.nl
C/NO: OBWE/SI/203-C93
AMT: US$35,500,000.00


Yours faithfully,

Rev.John Egodi
Foreign Remittance Dept.
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.
Direct Lines:
+234-703-076-3569
+234-817-430-1641

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