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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (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.
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: rev.morganwalter@w.cn
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 00:10:26 -0400
Subject: Transfer Code
Office Of the Senate House
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Committee on Foreign Payment
(Resolutions Panel on Contract Payment)
Ikoyi-Lagos, Nigeria.
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref: FGN/WPL/QXL
Attention Beneficiary:
Congratulations as we bring to your notice your Senate Donation Grant from
the office of the senate. Your email address attached drew the lucky winning
number and you have emerge the beneficiary of $800.000.00 USD(Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars) in cash credited to code number (M17269). Be inform that
your Donation funds of $800.000.00 USD has been deposited in our affiliated
bank. You are advice to go ahead and contact the bank for the transfer of
your total funds which by now has already been encoded in a bank transfer
code. Once again congratulation.
All you need to do now is to visit the Transfering bank with the details
below to enable them commence with the transfer:
CONTACT DETAILS TO THE BANK
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BANK NAME:Oceanic Bank International PLC
BANK ADDRESS:14th Floor 51/55 Broad Street , P. M.B 12147 Lagos State-
Nigeria.
DEPARTMENT: Accounts Department.
FINICIAL/PUBLIC RELATION MANAGER: Rev. Morgan Walter
TELEPHONE: {+234}-8069703017
EMAIL: rev.morganwalter@w.cn
PROVIDE THE BANK WITH THE BELOW DETAILS FOR TRANSFER PROCEEDINGS:
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[1]. Full Names:
[2]. Home Address:
[3.] Age.
[4]. Sex:
[5]. Occupation:
[6]. Phone Number:
[7]. Nationality:
[8]. Country:
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When sending an email to the accounts department you should note the
following. You should write the bank and let them know you wish to Transfer
your donation funds to your account. You should supply them with the encoded
transfer code worth $800.000.00 USD (M17269) Again the code is M17269
Remember that after they must have opened up a new bank account for you. You
will then be able to login and transfer your money from online to your
country. Note that you only have a deadline of two weeks from now to complete
the transfer of your prize money.Therefore you should act as quickly as
possible.
Once again congratulations and Enjoy Your Funds.
Kindest Regards,
(Sen). David Mark
Senate President.
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