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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: NATWEST BANK <natwest_londonbranch001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:42:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR LOTTERY WINNING FUNDS HAVE BEEN CREDITTED.ACTIVATE IMMEDIATELY






Branch Name: LIVERPOOL
Correspondence address
Customer service centre
33-33a Liverpool road,
SW3 4LX London.
Sort codes: 30-64-72, 30-91-86,30-97-71
Email: natwest_londonbranch001@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-7040 117467
Fax:+44-1210 401792


Transfer Clarification

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your urgent attention that due to the delays experienced by some of you in paying up your levies for the release of your lottery winning funds accordingly,this bank has set up an electronic transfer device means whereby all benefciaries are to activate and access their accounts themselves,below are the instructions on how you are to do this to activate your accounts personally:


BENEFICIARY USE INSTRUCTION:The bank as part of it's statutory obligation hereby introduce to the beneficiary our eletronic system of payment as we want you to know that your account have been credited for final release of your funds as it is near the door to your account which you are advised to follow the instructions as it is stated:

WITH YOUR DIGITAL PHONE, DIAL OUR BANK ACCESS NUMBER +44-121-618-5901,AT THE VOICE PROMPT, DIAL YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER (YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER) AND PRESS # KEY AT VOICE PROMPT ENTER YOUR PASSWORD TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT

Incase of emergency, please urgently contact our accounts supervisor unit for urgent assistance.

More so, your payment Identification Reference number is: NW-ED/2039-X/02/06, please quote this numbers whenever you are writing to me.

Your urgent response to the above is highly awaited.

Thanks,

Peter White.
(Accounts Supervisor)


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