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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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Fraud email example:

From: "SUSAN BECK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imfofficewa01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:50:09 -0800
Subject: AN URGENT MESSAGE ABOUT THE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND FROM
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC, LONDON.

From: The Group Managing Director
Allied Irish Banks Plc,
Beaconsfield House, Unit 1B,
342-366 North Circular Road,
London N13 6BJ, England,
United Kingdom.

THIS IS FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION!!!

I am Mr. Colm Doherty [B.C], the Group Managing Director of Allied Irish Banks Plc. I am writing this message to inform you that my office has taken over all the money transactions originated from any part of Africa and Europe countries as contract payment, inheritance fund or lottery winning due to unauthorised demands of payments by corrupt officials of Apex Banks and some security companies as reported by the international communities.

Recently the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has mandated the Allied Irish Banks Plc via my office to release your inheritance fund through International Certified Bank Draft or Telegraphic Wire Transfer, hence you appeared as the approved fund beneficiary whose fund was successfully cleared for payment.

On this process, you are advised to forward your direct telephone numbers, complete names and secured mailing address to our Group Finance Director [Mr. Allan Moore, CBE] for the immediate process/release of your fund to you. Note that Ten Million Dollars Only (US$10,000,000.00) was allocated as an inheritance fund to you by the World Bank and all the fund approvals and authorisation documents including irrevocable payment guarantee bond from the World Bank and the IMF payment instruction was issued in your favour and has been handed over to the Group Finance Director authorizing him to issue the International Certified Bank Draft on your name and send to you through a faster courier company.

Finally, you are advised to dissociate yourself from any way you might have been working to receive this money no matter your commitment to avoid miss information and excessive demand of unauthorised payments. Our Group Finance Director is on standby to receive your communication and release your fund to you through International Certified Bank Draft without further delay.

Therefore, make your contact directly to the Group Finance Director of this bank Mr. Allan Moore, CBE through his Telephone Number: +4470240186590, Fax Number: +447006091329 and Email: aib_amoore@yahoo.co.jp

Thanks for your cooperation.

Mr. Colm Doherty [B.C].
The Group Managing Director
Allied Irish Banks Plc, London.

This is a Mandate from the World Bank on the release of your Inheritance payment.

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