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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: "LARRY & COUNSELORS AT LAW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <first.bankplc.ng@katamail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:47:53 -0800
Subject: CONTACT THE PAYING BANK

(LARRY & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
22 BALOGUN MALL,TRADE FAIR
LAGOS,NIGERIA.

My dear Friend,

How are you doing ? I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick up your $900,000.00usd Bank Draft but I did not heard from you since that time. Then I went and deposited your Draft with FIRST BANK NIG PLC here in LAGOS, because I traveled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next month end or there about. I want You to contact the paying bank FIRST BANK NIG PLC to know when they will make the transfer of your fund on your bank draft to your account in your country.I have paid for the depositing and insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is their opening account fee which is just $55.00 Us Dollars to open an account in your name at the FIRST BANK NIG PLC before they can transfer into your account in your country.So,don't be deceived by any body that is all you are to pay.

This istheir Contact Address
Mr.Oku MIKE.
BRANK MANAGER OF FIRST BANK NIG PLC
AGBARA,EKUKU LAGOS NIG
Phone number;- +2348027748113
E-mail;-(firstbankplcng@katamail.com)

Also this is the Identification number 146219F33 on your deposited bank draft with the FIRST BANK NIG PLC.This is for easy identification of your bank draft when you contact the paying bank.Try to contact them as soon as possible with your account details where they are to make the bank transfer to you to avoid making the transfer to wrong person and also give them your details to avoid any mistake on your transfer. Let me know immediately you receive your transfer so that we can share the joy together after all we have been through in the past.

Thanks.
Bar.Larry Lisa.

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