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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: "FIRSTBANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.victoriaeberefbnplc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 18:25:19 -0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT

Dear Sir.

NOTIFICATION FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT PAYMENT.



This letter is written to you in order to change your life from today. I am Mrs.Victoria Ebere the new director,international remittance department of first bank Bank. The former director of this department is now on compulsory leave, and all power has been vested on me to make all international payment. Furthermore,due to allegations of corrupt practices against other Nigeria Banks, the Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed First Bank to effect all foreign overdue payment both NNPC contract payment and Inheritance funds, etc

Be informed that, the Debt Settlement committee Federal Republic of Nigeria has Approved the immediate release of $5.5M being your part payment which has been in Nigeria Bank for many years UNCLAIMED. The reason being that, you find it difficult to receive your fund in the past is because, the former director of International Remittance department in collaboration with the directors of other Nigeria banks, have refuse to tell you the truth on how to claim your funds.This is because they have been, using the interest accumulated from your fund every year to enrich themselves without your knowledge. I want to help you PULL OUT this fund to your Bank account today using the easiest and quickest method which has not been known to you before. By this method a Domiciliary Account will be opened for you in our Bank.

A domiciliary account is a secure account which we will open for you in our Bank and Credit your payment of $5.5M for further credit into your account in your country through online banking.The essence of this Domiciliary account is to secure and protect your payment from being diverted by fraudulent people or making payment to a foreign account which do not belong to you.

The greatest advantage is that you can instruct us to credit your nominated account bit by bit with small amount thereby saving yourself from the trouble of Financial Authority in your country who monitor large transfer due to current trend of terrorism. Another beauty of the domiciliary account is that you can retain the balance left in your account in our Bank and can also instruct us to pay out money to any Bank of your choice in the world, or issue you an ATM Card which you can use in any part of the world when on a business trip.

I hope you now understand the advantages of a Domiciliary account and why you need this account to receive your part payment of $5.5M now in our Bank. In case you want to receive your payment this week, you are advice to reply with ANSWERS to the

Questions below.

Your Full Name
Your Contact Address
Your Direct telephone. Fax Number ( if any)
Your AGE
What You Do For A Living
How Many Months or Years in which You Have Been Expecting your Payment
The Place you sent Money Last whether Nigeria or London etc
The Last Amount of Money you sent to Nigeria and What Month or Year

Yours faithfully

Mrs. Victoria Ebere
Director Foreign
Payment First Bank Of Nigeria.

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