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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • manager_haroldking@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3amanager_haroldking@yahoo.com
  • mr_martinez@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "vazzy john" <vazzyjohnny@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 11:04:24 +0100
Subject: First Bank Plc


First Bank Plc Of Nigeria
Registered Office: 1 Bank Road,
Abuja,The Central Capital,
Registered No: 1026167
E-mail:manager_haroldking@yahoo.com <E-mail%3Amanager_haroldking@yahoo.com>.
mr_martinez@myway.com

Attn:Dear Beneficiary

We hereby confirm the receipt of part payment of
US$1,500,000.00 Dollars only, into our ESCROW
vault/account with the First Bank Plc, London UK by
order of the Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on
Overdue Contract / Lotto Award / Inheritance payments
in Africa/Overseas via the African Development Bank
(ADB), as indicated in our database.

We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you
to STOP any further communication with any other
payment centre in any part of overseas/ countries, as
well as your associates in any of this countries e.g.,
South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Togo, Abidjan, Angola,
Continue for they contributed 100% hindrances to the
release of your funds.

Kindly provide us with the below information to
reconfirm your details in our database and for our
prompt payment procedures.

Beneficiary's name.............................Age:
........... Company's name / Rank in
office...................................................................
..............Address:.....Tel...........Fax:........
Receiving
Bank.……………………Address........................... Bank Routing
Number,.....................
Account number:..........................................

Our final fund release order will be forwarded to our
operational paying bank, First Bank Of NIgeria, for
immediate release of your allocation to you upon
receipt and official re-confirmation of the above
Information.

For any further inquiry, please contact the
undersigned officer as funds will be retrieved to
treasury after ten (10) working days of this notice.
Once again, you are strictly warned against your
further communication with your unscrupulous
associates.

Yours In Service,

John Varley
Foreign Operations Dept
First Bank Plc Nigeria.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam