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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: "DR,JOHN KELLY" <FedelityBank .@ray.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "DR,JOHN KELLY" <fidelitybanlk@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 19:36:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:

FROM THE DESK OF:
DR.REGINALD IHEJIAH
MANAGING DIRECTOR,
FIDELITY BANK PLC
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
TELEPHONE:234-8120848215,EXT 135
MOBILE:234-7016164246
EMAIL: dihejiah@gmail.com,fidelitybanlk@gmail.com
REF:00957/0866/FBP/005

ATTENTION:MR PARKE,


NEXT OF KIN CONFIRMED


I ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER AND THE INFORMATION ENCLOSED TOO WERE WELL NOTED AND UNDERSTOOD.

PRIOR TO THIS EFFECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT STAFFS OF OUR DEAR HONORABLE BANK HELD A MEETING

TODAY WEDNESDAY - 29TH OF JANUARY 2014 ON THIS MATTER TO DELIBERATE UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION LETTER

FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND WHICH CAME TO US AS A MATTER OF SURPRISE.

AFTER AN OFFICIAL AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF YOUR DETAILS,WE ARE NOW CONVINCED THAT YOU

ARE THE REAL BENEFICIARY OF THE SUM OF $17 MILLIONS UNITED STATES DOLLARS (TEN MILLIONS UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

DEPOSITED BY MR/MRS DAVIDSON

CONSEQUENT UPON THE PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION ORDER AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ALLOCATION ORDER GRANTED IN YOUR FAVOR BY

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT STAFFS OF OUR DEAR HONORABLE BANK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE

INHERITANCE FUND LYING DOWN UNCLAIMED IN OUR BANK FOR A LONG PERIOD OF YEARS,THEREFORE WE ARE HEREBY READY TO

PAY YOU OFF THROUGH KEY TESTED TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (K.T.T) DIRECTLY IN TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

THIS HONORABLE BANK WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING IT TO YOUR HEARING AT THIS JUNCTURE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE TO OUR

BANK TO GO INTO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WITH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE INLINE WITH THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

GUIDING OUR LICENSE AS A COMMERCIAL BANK HERE NIGERIA BEFORE WE CAN BE ABLE TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF YOUR

INHERITANCE FUND.



BE INFORMED THAT OUR BANK LEGAL ADVISER BARRISTER COLLINS ABU OGUN (ESQ) LEFT FOR FEDERAL CAPITAL

TERRITORY,ABUJA THIS MORNING TO CARRY OUT THE PROCESS OF THE GOVERNMENTAL CERTIFICATES AND BANKING DOCUMENTS

PROPER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN OTHER TO SECURE NECESSARY OFFICIAL PERMISSION OR APPROVAL WITH

APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES REGARDING THE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND. BEAR IT IN

MIND THAT THE FOLLOWING ACTS STIPULATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NATION,FUND TRANSFER ACT ,EXCHANGE CONTROL ACT

AND FINANCIAL EDICT GAVE THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE THE STATUTORY POWER TO MONITOR ALL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AROUND

THE NATION.

TO ENABLE THIS OFFICE TO ENHANCE THE PROCESS OF SENDING YOU VITAL DOCUMENTS WHICH YOU ARE TO SIGN AS THE

BENEFICIARY AND CLAIMANT OF THE FUND BEFORE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT COULD BE

EFFECTED.YOU ARE TO BEAR THE COST OF THE COURIER WHICH STATED AS FOLLOWS


DISPATCHING FEE : USD$350
ASSESSMENT FEE :USD$300
STAMP DUTY :USD$200
TOTAL :USD$850

WITH THIS COURIER FEE WE SHALL BE ABLE TO SEND THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS TO YOUR WORK HOME IN (HONG

KONG) BE INFORMED THAT THE COURIER FEE,NO PART OF IT CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM THE INHERITANCE FUND UNTIL THE

DOCUMENTS ARE DULLY SIGNED BY YOU ORIGINALLY AS THE BENEFICIARY AND CLAIMANT. NOTE THAT THIS FEE HAS TO BE SENT

BY {MONEY GRAM} MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE CHIEF MESSENGER'S NAME WHICH INFORMATION IS AS STATED BELOW:

NAME: EKENE EDWIN NWAEKWU
ADDRESS: LAGOS,NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION:MAN
TEXT ANSWER : WOMAN

AS SOON AS THE FEE IS PAID,YOU ARE KINDLY ADVISED TO SCAN AND SEND THE PAYMENTS SLIP INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU

BY THE {MONEY GRAM} AGENT OR RATHER SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1.SENDER'S NAME

2.SENDER'S ADDRESS

3. REFERENCE NUMBER

4.AMOUNT

5.TEXT QUESTION AND TEXT ANSWER

IF DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE GIVEN ABOVE. NOTE THAT THIS WILL ENABLE THE RECEIVER TO BE ABLE TO PICK THE FEE

EASILY FROM THE {MONEY GRAM} OFFICE WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCE.

OUR HONORABLE BANK HEREBY ASSURED YOU THAT AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE COURIER FEE, WE SHALL

DISCHARGE OUR DUTY ACCORDINGLY BY SENDING YOU THESE VITAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO BE SIGNED BY YOU OFF TO YOUR

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN (HONG KONG) SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THEM SIGNED ORIGINALLY AS THE BENEFICIARY AND CLAIMANT

OF THE SAID FUND.

WHEN THESE DOCUMENTS ARE DULLY SIGNED BY YOU,YOU WILL SCAN AND SEND BACK THE COPIES FOR ENDORSEMENT PROPER AND

AS SOON AS THE DOCUMENTS ARE BEEN ENDORSED,WE SHALL BE ABLE TO PROCESS THE TRANSFER OF YOUR OVER DUE

INHERITANCE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

THEREFORE YOU ARE KINDLY ADVISED TO STATE YOUR BANK DETAILS SUCH AS YOUR

1.ACCOUNT HOLDER'S NAME .

2.BANK NAME

3.BANK ADDRESS

4.BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER

5.SWIFT CODE & BANK CODE

TO AVOID THE FUND BEEN TRANSFERRED TO WRONG ACCOUNT. YOU ARE ADVISED TO TREAT THIS ISSUE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY

WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL FOR YOUR OWN GOOD INTEREST AND BENEFIT.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ANTICIPATION. WE ARE FIDELITY , WE KEEP OUR WORD.

WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.


REGINALD IHEJIAHI - M.D. & Chief Executive
KIND/WARM REGARD'S
DR,JOHN KELLY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
FIDELITY BANK PLC

This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient,

please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Fidelity Bank Plc One

of the most respected Financial Institution in Nigeria .

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