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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: "BANK OF ENGLAND" <exgjgkkq@cenbnk.com>
Reply-To: andyhaldane.bankofengland@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:16:21 -0400
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU




DEAR BENEFICIARY,

FURTHER TO PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR CORRESPONDING
BANK HERE IN ENGLAND UNDER THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF THE BANK AND ON BEHALF
OF THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF BANK OF ENGLAND, LONDON, I WISH TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT TO YOUR EMAIL AND TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR
INHERITANCE OVERDUE FUND OF $15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY) HAS APPEARED IN OUR ESCHEW CONSOLIDATED INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT ACCOUNT READY FOR IMMEDIATE WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK AS SOON AS
YOU PROVIDE THE BANK WITH YOUR PAYMENT DETAILS/ EITHER BY SHIPMENT OR BY
WIRE TRANSFER.

THEREFORE, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE BANK WITH YOUR FULL NAME,
ADDRESS, DIRECT MOBILE NUMBER, BANKING DETAILS AND THE WIRE TRANSFER WILL
BE RELEASE INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

MEANWHILE, YOU ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SEND YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS:
HOME/OFFICE, PHONE NUMBER.
SORRY FOR ALL THE DELAYS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING
YOUR FUND.

THANK YOU,
MARK CARNEY
OFFICER IN CHARGE
BANK OF ENGLAND
+447031932988

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