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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: "SIR BILL EDWARDS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dept.paymaster@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 04:38:10 +0100
Subject: RE:NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT!!!

HM TREASURY
1 Horse Guards Road
London.
SW1A 2HQ

REF: HMT-DDNCL/CP-XXT/001121/10 Date: 7th May, 2010.
FAO: Bureau of Foreign Payments & Logistics
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
EC2R 8AH

Cc: World Bank Head Office
Cc: International Monetary Fund Unit Sub-Zonal Office (IMF)



NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT

This is to inform you that the (Ministry of Finance)HM Treasury has received an irrevocable payment instruction order form the World Bank instructing this institution to debit their Reserve Trust Account and credit you with the sum of US$4,000,000.00 (Four Million United States Dollars Only) due to you as your Part-Payment Entitlement own by fidelity investment international With a PAYMENT CODE: WEX/2010/XXVI-1988776/VOL IV.

This decision was made by the World Bank based on the monetary restriction policy that was introduced by the United States Government and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on funds emanating from Europe Africa, Asia and Middle East .

Prior to this, we have also received a counter instruction from your Lawyer/partner that the said funds be credited to the account stated below:

BENEFICIARY BANK AND ADDRESS
JOHN ANDREW JENDRYCKA
CHASE BANK
201 SOUTH WATER STREET
ELLENSBURG WASHINGTON
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 4126330111
SORT CODE: 123070760
PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: INHERITANCE / CONTRACT EXECUTED.

On receipt of this detailed information, we urge you to comply in 48 Hours as your non-compliance should be passed as a confirmation that the (Remittance Department) Bank herein should proceed with the transfer earnestly to the above stated account and discharge our duties accordingly.

Lastly, feel free to reach me on the email address here (dept.paymaster@gmail.com ) for confirmation.

Best Regards.

For: HM Treasury,
SIR BILL EDWARDS
Credit Control / Wire Transfer Dept. MOBILE NUMBER:
MOBILE NUMBER: +44702 406 3926

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