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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: "Central Bank of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <telexcreditdepartment@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:13:12 -0800
Subject: Change Of Your Bank Account.

FINAL FUNDS TRANSMISSION.
 
ACCESS BANK NIGERIA PLC          
 
ADDRESS:10 SABIU AJOSE CRESCENT
OFF BODE THOMAS STREET, SURULERE, LAGOS
 
 
From Office Of  Mr. Abbas Bello
(HEAD TELEX  DEPARTMENT )
 
 
Re:-Fund Transfer Notice.
 
Attn:  Sir
 
This is to notify you that your over delayed inheritance fund valued at USD$10.5Million  has been finally released to your nominated bank account yesterday  which was in accordance with instruction from the Federal Trade commission UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NEW YORK.
TRANSFER DETAILS ACCOUNT.
 
Name: RANNIE C. AGUSTIN
Bank name: Citibank , Arizona , USA .
Account Number: 6503809008
Routing number: 322271627
Swift code#:WMSBUS66
Address: 1723 Palmdale Bulv
Palmdale ca..93550
 
Above is the account already credited with the said sum? Please confirm receipt of this information for record purposes and contact your bank for actualization of transfer(Transfer Validity 48hrs). Congratulations.
 
Thanks.
Mr.  Abbas Bello
Head  Of Remittance Operations

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