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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: "Standard Chartered Bank" <foreigndeptdirector@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: standard_c_bankuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:24:06 +0100
Subject: From Standard Chartered Bank

From Standard Chartered Bank


The Director of Foreign Transfer Department,
Standard Chartered Bank.
Box 166, Ross Road, Stanley London (UK).
Email: standard_c_bankuk@yahoo.co.uk
Phone #: +44-7024094038, +44-7024094108.

Attn: To Whom It May Concern,

I am Mr. Martins Scott. I am the Director Of Foreign Transfer Department of
Standard Chartered Bank here in UK.

I am writing you this E-mail in accordance to your funds of 15.5 Million
Dollars that was transferred into this bank from our correspondent Bank in
Nigeria, which is Called Union Bank of Nigeria. Of which was transferred in
your favor as the beneficiary of the funds that you are the next of kin
beneficiary to one late Mr. James Becker, which his lawyer is called
Barrister Emeka Godwin.

This money was transferred into our humble office from our correspondent
Bank as it was stated above, and must be transferred to you immediately we
receive a response from you regarding this transaction.

As it was stated from our correspondent Bank in Nigeria, they said you were
supposed to have gotten this money ever since the man was dead as you were
picked as his next of kin to his funds by him. His attorney, Barr. Godwin
did brought some documents some few weeks ago which was all placed to be in
your name. After he forwarded this documents into their office there in
Nigeria, they have not heard from him again and the Bank made proper
arrangement and investigation to locate him for the claim of this money
because he was as well as your Barrister according to the Bank, the outcome
of the investigation came out that Mr. Godwin was in a sick bed at this
particular moment but the Bank could not believe that because he was the
person that forwarded the documents to them, and the whole issue was so
confusing and complicating that the Bank had to ask for the hospital that he
was lying on and the investigation came out to be true.

After the whole discussions with him at the hospital with the Bank
Representatives, he stated that the whole money belongs to you as the
beneficiary of his late client Mr. James Becker, which the Bank found out to
be true because Mr. James Becker also presented your name as his next of kin
to his funds before he died, and Barr. Godwin stated that your money should
be released to you immediately because his condition at the hospital this
moment is hazardous as he couldn’t say anything than this, which the Bank
Representative heard from him.

This has brought to the notice that has made the Bank transferred the funds
into our own Bank here in UK and we must release this huge amount of money
to you as soon as we hear from you.

Here is the account information of which the money was in before in Nigeria
Account number 326670155778, swift code- 56479923, routine- 44638 and the
Bank name is Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, which you know better than I do. The
Validity Associated Pin (VAP) of this transfer is 54Q; Modality Officiating
Schedule is (MOS) (booklet)

You are expected to get back to this humble office with the requested
information below so that we could commence on the final release and
transfer of this funds.

Full Name:
Home Address:
Direct Phone #:
Scanned Identity of yourself for verification e.g. Driver's License, Working
Identity Card.

We shall notify you on the next step that must be taken as soon as your
response is acknowledged in our humble office.

I await your response.

Thanks & regards,

Mr. Martins Scott.

Director of Foreign Transfer Department.
Standard Chartered Bank.

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