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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: "IPLC TRUST BANK" <van.pd@tpa.com.vn>
Reply-To: <obajohnson@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:14:00 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT 1

IPLC TRUST  BANK
IPLCBANK BUILDING 8TH FLOOR,
P.O. Box 7067 Gboje, Porto-Novo
BP 95, Benin Republic
Tell +22998607324/+22962086553
 
 
 
Our Ref: STB/IRD/SBX/021/14
 
 
 
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.
 
 
This is to officially inform you that your over long awaited contract/inheritance fund has been finally approved through IPLC Trust Bank. We are now paying you off via
 
our self payment centre as part payment of USD$10.5M so please find below your new account details with us as we have opened a non resident bank account for you to
 
enable you make transfer from your local account with us to your nominated bank account.
 
 
Bank: IPLC TRUST BANK
Address: IPLC Bank Building 7067 Gboje, Porto-Novo BP 95, Benin Republic
Account number: 100003456789
Swift Code number: ACMADDK
Routing /ABA #: 0212456251
 
 
Your approved fund has finally been downloaded in our system you can now make the transfer of your fund personally to any of your desired account through our digitized
 
pay yourself payment centre  P.Y.P.C. this method is to safe guard customers fund and adequate security it is called electronic digitized payment system.
 
 
Your are personally confirm your payment in your account in the next 24 hours we implore you to dial +22998607324 direct from your phone and you shall require to enter
 
your account NO: 100003456789 then enter your four digit PIN NO: XXXX then you shall require to enter your personal account number for confirmation you need to
 
urgently do that as soon as you receive this e-banking pay yourself payment downloaded.
 
 
 
Please confirm your fund and get back to us through this email: iplcbankofbnn@gmail.com
 
Best Regard,
 
MR. BEN MORDI
Foreign Remittance Director
IPLC Trust Bank
Direct Phone: +22998607324/+22962086553

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