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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: "Dr.Nelson Williams"<nelss.williams@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <nelsswilliams1@voila.fr>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:02:46 +0100
Subject: Your Accumulated Interest

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE UK TREASURY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL

REGULATIONS.

1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ, UK

Tel:  +44-7024079242

T/Fax: +44-7031932752

 

 

Dr. nelson  williams

Director, Compliance Board

Abraham  R. charles

General Counsel

Please ask for: The Director, Compliance Board.

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

SUBJECT: PAYMENT OF ACCUMULATED INTEREST SUM, TRN LAIKI435537672828,

AMOUNT USD1,198,901-02 (ONE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT

THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND ONE UNITED STATES DOLLARS, AND TWO CENTS) ONLY.

 

This is to inform you that we have just received a NOTIFICATION from

a bank here (Laiki Bank (Guernsey) Limited, Channel Islands, UK)

concerning a deposited funds of US$1,198,901.02 in their custody. Based on

the letter of notifcation from the bank, they said that sometime ago, a

fund was sent to their bank from Africa to be transferred to your

account as the beneficiary, but due to inability of the Bank to settle all

clearance problems with the UK Treasury Department concerning the

source of the fund, the fund was repatriated and payment cancelled.

 

The bank informed us that during the time this fund stayed in their

custody waiting for clearance, it had an accumulated interest sum of

US$1,198,901.02 and from further information, we have discovered that you

are the beneficiary of the fund; hence we send you this letter.

 

We are ready to release this interest sum either by KTT (KEY TESTED

TELEX TRANSFER) or by ATM CREDIT CARD SYSTEM (recommended) to you within

72hrs of this payment notice and endorsement as soon as we hear

from you; hence we are sending you this payment notification to enable

you come forward to claim the interest sum. Note that we recommend to

release this interest sum to you by ATM CREDIT CARD SYSTEM because

CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM is fast and easy

and the bank will only have to process your card and load your funds

directly in the card and despatch it to you within 72hrs of this same

payment order.

 

And since it is an accumulated interest payment, it will not require

you to present any clearance documents like Anti-terrorist or money

laundering clearance certificates etc as in the release of your contract

sum or bank to bank wire. This method does not waste time, because once

you comply with the issuing procedures for the card, your payment is

guaranteed. And the Card Value shall be: US$1,198,901.02 only and you are

advised that a maximum withdrawal value of $35,000.00 USD is permitted

on withdrawal per day. Be further informed that as the bank is duly

inter-switched with banks all over the world, you can make withdrawals at

any Card Cash Center of your choice in the world.

You should get back to this office without delay.

 

Attn: Dr. Chris Baker

Tel:    +44-7031932746

Fax:    +44-7092004111

Email:  cb8269@gmail.com

 

In addition, you are advised to furnish me with the following for final

vetting and onward release to you:

1. Your Full name and address

2. Your telephone and fax numbers

3. Your banking details for the payment.

We are waiting for your reply in order to apply funds, hence you

should treat as urgent and of top priority for a better service from us as we

have ONLY 72hrs mandate to process and release this interest sum to you.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Nelson  williams 

 

Compliance Board

 

Abraham  charles

Board General Counsel

 

C.c: Ms. Norah Barger (Associate Director, Division of Banking

Supervision)

C.c: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

C.c: Gerard Lemos, Independent Director, Banking Code Standards Board

 

 

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