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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: "FSRCC, NIGERIA." (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:10:21 +1000
Subject: Re: Kindly get back to us immediately. (Final Notification!)

FSRCC SECRETARIAT.
Financial Policy and Regulation Department
Central Bank of Nigeria (4th Floor Wing ‘A’)
Central Business District
Abuja.
 
Our Ref: FSRCC/CBN/IMF/UN/WB/AU-14NG.
 
Attention! Honourable Beneficiary,
 
We are not sure you received our previous message but we wish to use this medium once again to officially inform you that following the ongoing review of all unclaimed, delayed and unpaid funds by the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, African Union, and the World Bank, your payment file has been forwarded to our office for immediate payment of your unpaid funds starting with a first transfer of  US$1,000,000.00 with reference No. FSRCC/CBN/IMF/UN/WB/AU-14NG as a compensation to you.
 
However, we are surprised to receive another application from your representative Mr. Shoeb Bin Abdullah stating that you have requested that the funds be transferred to his bank account in Malaysia and that you were recently involved in an auto accident and cannot walk at the moment.
 
Kindly verify and reconfirm the below information:-
1. Did you broker your debt to Mr. Shoeb Bin Abdullah, whose ID Card is hereby attached below to receive the payment on your behalf?
2. Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in his favour thereby making him the current beneficiary with the bank account details below:
 
BANK NAME: Malayan Banking Berhad,
ACCOUNT NAME: Shoeb Bin Abdullah
ACCOUNT NO: 562106224452
ACCOUNT TYPE: Current Account
BANK SWIFT CODE : MBBEMYKLSHA
BANK ADDRESS: Malayan Banking Berhad, 10, Persiaran Perbandaran, Section 14, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.     
COUNTRY: Malaysia
 
You are required as a matter of urgency to confirm your relationship with Mr. Shoeb Bin Abdullah and the legitimacy of the above claim and kindly give us reason why you decided to effect the above change of account. If you are not aware of this claim, please confirm to us immediately by declining his application/submission.
 
Note that we are bound to recognize Mr. Shoeb Bin Abdullah's claims and process the payment to the stated account if you fail to promptly respond to this enquiry within the next fourteen official working days starting from today.
 
Kindly get in touch with us immediately either by phone or email to avoid wrong transfer of your funds so that we can proceed with the transfer of the US $1,000,000.00 to your correct bank account as mandated and scheduled.
 
N/B: Always quote your Reference No: (FSRCC/CBN/IMF/UN/WB/AU-14NG) in all your correspondence to help us serve you expeditiously.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Mr. Oscar Onyema
Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Tel: +2347015226894.
 
CC: WORLD BANK
CC: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
CC: UNITED NATIONS

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