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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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Fraud email example:

From: iccworld@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 02:22:57 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FINAL=20PAYMENT=20NOTICE=21?=

FROM:DIRECTOR:
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT COMMSSION .
DEBT SETTLEMENT SCHEME
WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL DELEGATION
AFRICA.

Our Ref: WB/FGN/9/2005,
LAISON OFFICE
NO 101 IDOWU TAYLOR,
LAGOS-NIGERIA


ATTENTION: SIR,

Sequel to the memorandum of understanding signed between the World Bank
and the Federal Government of Nigeria, we in our capacity as a professional
team of World Bank Expatriate have been mandated and empowered by the Nigerian
Government to solely handle all local and foreign contractual payment, all
foreign inheritance payment and other external debt servicing, this mandate
is due to expire in Ninety working days.
In the light of the above, your name and company was among ten (10) foreign
contractors short-listed under Category' A' to benefit from this First quarter
payment of year 2005.
Presently your file have been referred to my desk for due verification and
scrutinisation, however, after a protracted deliberation over your contractual
claim, I discovered that the reasons why your payment is delayed till this
date is because you have not sign the original World Bank authority Release
Documents, also there were counter claims over your fund, prominent among
the discrepancies discovered is an application/sworn declaration deposed
for a change of account number.Our attention has been drawn to plans by
some corrupt officials of thegovernment (still at large) who had communicated
with you claiming what they are not thereby extorting money from you unofficially
with intent to defraud and divert your fund with your authorization.
We are furnished with an application for change of account puportedly submitted
by your Italian Agent, Mr. Tulio Vino. The bank account is thus:
TD-CANADA TRUST BANK
SWIFT: TDOMCATTTOR
BANK ROUTING: 004
A/C #: 7400561
A/C NAME: GLOBAL SECURITIES LTD
As a matter of urgency, indicate if you are of this change of account to
enable us recommend the release of your fund to the authorities without
further condition, but if you are not aware of the new account particulars
with the beneficiary, stop any further communication with person/s, group/s
or organization who are contacting you on this matter as you are dealing
with the wrong people.
kindly reconfirm your tomake this claims to enable us compute your name
among those to receive their apyment this quarter and also authenticate
your claim as the Bona-fide beneficiary to this fund. Hence upon final confirmation
by you and the
endorsement of the documents we shall proceed to effect the speedy remittance
of your fund.
We advice you not to jeopardize your chances of receiving your fund by communicating
with any other office outside world bank office as we are single handedly
spearheading all foreign payments in Nigeria.
Be guided accordingly as we expect your urgent response through OurPayment
Coordinator, Attn: Mr Noel Banigo, on his Security
Email: [nlbanigo@yahoo.com ]Correspondence is strictly on email.
Regards,

Mr Desmond Bekele
Director World Bank Nigeria
West African Regional Delegation




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