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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: "SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.rbs@post.ro>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:22:43 -0000
Subject: RE INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US $10,250,000.00 (TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY.

SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
Office Address: Plot 1669, Oyin Jolay Victoria-Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Postal Address: P.M.B. 12194, Lagos .
Tel: (+234)708-325-4926
Email: info.rbs@post.ro

RE INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US $10,250,000.00 (TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY.

Dear,

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in conjunction with the World Bank Auditoria Team and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate wire transfer of the above quoted amount to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us.

However, since your fund has met all the conditions required for its remittance, my subordinate and I in the computer/telex section has resolved to transfer your fund to your nominated bank account following the instructions we received from the head office today.

We have perfected a plan to activate the transfer of your fund which is presently on deferred schedule in our system" within the next few days if you assent to our instructions.

You will provide us with the below information to enable further completion of your fund wire transfer:

1)Full Name
2)Address
3)Tel
4)Bank Name
5)Bank Address
6)Account
7)Routing
8)Occupation
9)Sex
10)Scan Drivers Licens


With the above information, the whole exercise will take us approximately 24hours from the date we receive these details.

Yours faithfully,


Mr. John Williams ( DIRECTOR ).
Email: info.rbs@post.ro
Tel: (+234)708-325-4926

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