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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: Mr John Steven <bernardhayes5000@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: assistantgeneral@consultant.com
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:17:39 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.


I am writting to inform you that your Transfer of $4,000,000.00
which was scheduled to take place on Friday the 28th of september
2007 was cancelled due to an error in your receiving Bank
Information, we have tried reaching you on phone on several
occassion but to no avail, We contacted your Bank in regards to
this development but had no help due to language barrier, we had to
contact the UK Data Protection Institute for Foreigners to obtain
your email address in order to get this issue resolve as soon as
possible.
We therefore advice you to go through your receiving Bank Details
Writing below and correct any unusual error so that your transfer
can commence with immediate effect.
Name and Dept. of Bank: Korea Exchange Bank, BSND
Account No.: 018-JSD-104847-2
A/C Name(Beneficiary): Robert Douman
Swift Code: KOEXKRSE
Bank Address: 181, 2-Ka, Ulchi-Ro,
Choong-Ku, Seoul
South Korea
Postal code: 100-783
Bank Phone No.: ++82 1544 3000
Bank Fax No.: ++82 2 753 9281
Bank Web site: www.keb.co.kr
You can access your account via our Automated Banking System, For
security reasons do not disclose your account information to a
third party (Highly Confidential).
Dial: 00447795205394
Press 1 for service in service in English, Press 1 again for
automated service, then you will be told to key in your 8 digit
account number and 4 digit pin number which is written below.
Account Number: 50677540
Pin Number: 7540
Then finally press 1 for Account Balance.
Your's Sincerely,
Barry Alexander - Finance Manager
00447930645950 or 0870 700 1545.

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