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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" <scbswift42@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: scbswift@aol.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:24:43 +0100
Subject: Inheritance Beneficiary

Swift Credit Card Payment System
Presidential Committee On Foreign Payments
Foreign Remittance Department
Standard Chartered Bank {SCB}
Accra Ghana

Attention: Inheritance Beneficiary

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your
inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office. After Extensive
close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Rep.
republic of Ghana.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your inheritance Fund would be released
on a special method of payment, which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD. This
method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration
or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. Either Through Anti Terrorist
Certificate or other certificates. This Swift Credit Card would be issued to
you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement. This office, has Been Mandated
to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD. And that your
inheritance payment file should be passed to my desk for clarification.

Upon Certification that your file is ok. This Office would Direct you on how
to receive your over Due inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT
CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In the light of this
aforementioned, you are required to forward the following information.
through this dedicated email address ONLY.

(1)Your Names and Address.
(2)Median Name
(3)Your Next of Kin Name
(4)your date of Birth.
(5)Your telephone number and fax.
(6)Forward these information to this dedicated email address only;
scbswift@aol.co.uk

This informations would be used in opening of an account here .It is from
here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in
your favour with the Credit card Number and all your information inserted
into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would
be send to you via Courier to your residential Address.

Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to
reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.

Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspense
Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before
The Swift Credit Card is issued.

Awaiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully
Dr Frank Ibru
Foreign Remittance Department
Standard Chartered Bank {SCB}
Accra Ghana

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