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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: "Korea Development Bank (London)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamsseymourbob8@mynet.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:33:38 -0400
Subject: RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
 
RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
 
Following the signal we received from the bank in Africa/Bank of England concerning your payment, it is clear your payment will now be effected from our bank (KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK) London.
 
During the auditing and verifying of your files it was discovered from the Records of outstanding transfer's due for payment, that many officials and some of your agents from the source of origin of fund have been the course for the delay of your payment for one reason or the other and following the outcome of our board meeting with the Bank of England, we have been mandated to ensure your fund is cleared and release to you without any further delays.
 
We hereby bring to your notice that your name falls among the top twenty Contractors /Inheritance Beneficiaries that will be receiving their payment this quarter. I wish to officially notify you that your payment is being processed and a part payment of Nine million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only ($9.7Million USD) will be released to you as soon as you re-confirm your information for us to cross check with what we have in our records and subsequently revalidate to facilitate the immediate payment of your fund. Kindly re-confirm your information to us, so this office can procure the approval for the immediate release of your fund without any further delays. 
 
Also you are hereby advice to stop further communications with any other persons or your so called local representatives because they are all nothing but Impostors.
 
Thus is the information required from you;
1) Your full name.
2) Contact Address
3) Phone, fax and mobile #.
4) Age.
5) Occupation
6) Banking details
 
In receipt of the above information, your payment will be process and paid to you by wire transfer to your nominated bank account or paid through a Certified Bank Draft. You are advised to get back to me immediately for more clarifications via our bank Email: info@koreadevelopmentbk.com, or Tel: +447024097410.
 
Yours Faithfully
 
Mr. Williams Seymour Bob.
Payment/Remittance Department
Korea Development Bank (London)

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