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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: Mrs Jose Kofo <mrsjosekofo1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revinnocentmorba3@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 04:02:19 +1200
Subject: YOUR APPROVED FUND HAS BEEN WIRED, PLEASE CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF
THE TRANSFERRED AMOUNT



ATTN,


SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR SETTLEMENT OF FOREIGN DEBTS.
......................................................................................................................

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSFER CODE XXIZ5342
......................................................................................................................


After series of investigations by the United Nations, International
Monetary Fund (I.M.F) and International Intelligent Monitoring Units,
it was found that a lot of debts were owed to various contractors,
inheritors and beneficiaries by African Banks. We also found that some
beneficiaries in particular have spent thousands of dollars/Euros in
getting their fund but not fruitful.

We have traced your transactions with other African States of which
have yielded nothing. We have no reservation to inform you that your
fund is credited to your Bank account.

I hereby inform you that your funds were finally transferred to your
account on Friday 30th,June , 2017 from our Telex Dept. Office in
Lagos , Nigeria Address: KNIGHTSBRIDGE INTL BKNG CTRE DEPT P.O BOX
9042 , BOWATER HOUSE, 65 KNIGHTSBRIDGE Lagos SWIX 7 BW. Nigeria .

We are not comfortable because you have not contacted us to confirm
that you have received your funds in your account. Therefore, you are
advice to re-confirm your Banking details immediately to help us
cross-check your transaction with our Banking Telex.

Make sure you call Rev. Innocent Morba immediately you send the info
on revinnocentmorba11@yahoo.com.au to enable him release your
transaction #(number) for you to re-check your funds with your Bank.

E-mail; Rev. Innocent Morba , Director, Telex Dept. Eco Bank Plc Lagos
,Nigeria . On revinnocentmorba11@yahoo.com.au and call Tel: +234
8038115722
Thanks. Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Jose Kofo ,

Director, Federation Accounts Dept.
Eco Bank Plc Lagos , Nigeria .
E-mail: mrsjosekofo@hotmail.com
Tel: +234 802 370 7793


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