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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: "TERRANCE BAPTISTE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewmccabeeeee@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:32:08 -0700
Subject: SECRET INFORMATION ON YOUR FUNDS RELEASE

 
 
 
I AM AN AMERICAN/ATTORNEY ATTACHED WITH THE APEX BANK OF LONDON (THAT IS THE CENTRAL BANK HERE) FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS AS AN ACCREDITED ATTORNEY WITH THE BANK AND DO LIVE HERE IN ENGLAND WITH MY FAMILY.
I HAVE STUDIED THE CO-ORDINATES OF YOUR PAYMENT PROCESS THROUGH THE MONITORING UNIT OF MY PRIVATE CHAMBER HERE IN THIS COUNTRY AND DID JUST FIND OUT THAT YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY, BUT THE CORRUPTION HERE WILL NOT ALLOW THE OFFICIALS TO ACTUALLY EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF YOUR LONG OVER-DUE FUND INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.THERE IS THIS RACKET IN EUROPE NOW, BEING HEADED MOSTLY BY FOREIGNERS (ESPECIALLY AFRICANS) HERE NOW, WHERE GROUP OF PEOPLE COME TOGETHER AND PUT UP A MAKE BELIEF BANK TO DEFRAUD INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, BENEFICIARIES, INHERITORS AND CONTRACTORS IN THE BRITISH/GERMAN/SPANISH BANKS AND AFFILIATE FAKE BANKS IN ASIA/AFRICA.THIS WAS FOUND OUT LATELY, WHERE THE PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FROM THE UNION BANK LONDON TO STANDARD BANK PLC LONDON, WAS SWITCHED BY THIS FRAUDULENT GROUP AND CHANGED THE COPY TO STANDARD ASSURANCE BANK UK, INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL STANDARD BANK PLC THAT HAS AN AFFILIATE B ANK IN MOST PART OF THE WORLD AND
PLEASE THE INFORMATION I AM ABOUT TO GIVE TO YOU SHOULD NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY HERE OR IN THIS BANK, AS IT MIGHT JEOPARDIZE MY POSITION AS AN ACCREDITED ATTORNEY ATTACHED WITH THIS BANK (APEX BANK), AS MY CONSCIENCE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SIT AND SEE THIS HAPPEN TO MY FELLOW HUMAN BEING THAT DO NOT DESERVE IT. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE BEEN SPENDING, ARE BEING USED BY THESE FAKE OFFICIALS TO WORK AGAINST YOU AND PERPETRATE THERE SELFISH PLANS AND NOW THEY ARE PLANNING ON HOW TO DIVERT YOUR FUND INTO ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THERE CHOICE AND SHARE IT AMONG THEMSELVES. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO NOW TO AVERT THERE SELFISH PLANS AND RECEIVE YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM.PLEASE I AM TELLING YOU THIS NOT TO GET OR GAIN ANYTHING FROM YOU.
THE ORIGINAL PAYMENT ADVISE IN YOUR NAME, WAS MEANT TO BE SENT TO THE ACTUAL CONCERNED BANK VIA THE APEX BANK HERE WHERE I WORK AS THEIR ACCREDITED ATTORNEY FROM THEIR CORRESPONDENT BANK IN AFRICA FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW AND YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO BE DIRECTED BY THE BANK HERE TO CONTACT THEM FOR YOUR PAYMENT, BUT THEY DID NOT, NOT ACTUALLY THAT THEY DID NOT, BUT THIS FRAUDULENT GROUP IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR FOREIGN COUNTERPARTS IN EUROPE CHANGED THE INFORMATION AND RELEASED A WRONG ONE.
FOR YOUR URGENT PAYMENT YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE CONCERNED BANK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.THEY DO HAVE THE PAYMENT ADVISE IN YOUR FAVOR FOR SOME TIME NOW AND DO NOT LET THEM KNOW WHY YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THEM ALL THIS WHILE OR THAT I DID LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS,PLEASE JUST FOR ME,MY JOB AND MY FAMILY.JUST AN ADVISE AND PLEASE DO NOT PUT ME INTO TROUBLE, AS I AM TRYING JUST TO HELP YOU NOT FOR ANYTHING GAIN BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE.
PLEASE DO NOT LET ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT WHAT I REVEALED TO YOU EVEN YOUR PARTNERS UNTIL YOU GET YOUR FUND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR FUND AND THE SECURITY OF MY JOB.
AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE CONCERNED BANK THAT IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR PAYMENT FOR YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
TERRANCE BAPTISTE ESQ.
 

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