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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: "LAWSON" <aswedfrtg@poczta.onet.pl>
Reply-To: <ecowasfundreleaseoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 05:38:53 -0700
Subject: REPLY

ECONOMIC SECURITY & DEFENCE COMMISSION
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES
E-MAIL:ecoexecutive@consultant.com
 
DID YOU AUTHORISE MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND?
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY
 
                     APPLICATION TO CLAIM YOUR FUND IN OUR DEPOSITORY
PLEASE BE INFORM THAT, WE JUST RECEIVED THE BELOW’S STATED ACCOUNT'S INFORMATIONS TODAY FROM ONE MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM STATING CLEARLY AS THE BENEFICIARY/ YOUR AGENT OF THE FUNDS USD$10.5MILLION IN WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DIRECTED TO BE CREDITED INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT AS SUBMITTED TO US, TRUE TO OUR DISCOVERING WE ARE DIRECTED WITH A MATTER OF URGENCY TO CONTACT YOU TO CONFIRMED IF THIS BODIES AND ORGANIZATION ARE REALY YOUR AGENT BEFORE WE CAN IMMEDIATELY CREDIT THIS FUNDS INTO THE ACCOUNT'S WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. WE HAVE TODAY RECEIVED A CHANGE OF ACCOUNT APPLICATION, A POWER OF ATTORNEY AND A LEGAL DOCUMENT FROM MR. ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM, A CITIZEN OF CANADA WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, ASSIGNED AND AUTHORIZED BY YOU FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUND AWAITING TRANSFER INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. HE SAID THAT YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT FEW DAYS AGO AND YOU COULD NOT PROCEED AND CLAIM THIS FUND OF US$10.5MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS. HIS BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION IS BELOW:-
(1)
CANADA ACCOUNT:-
BANK NAME: CIBC BANK
BANK ADDRESS: #3003 DANFORTH AVENUE ,DANFORTH & VICTORIA BRANCH, CANADA
TRANSIT # : 07932/010
ACCOUNT # : 92-26133 (US$ CURRENT)
SWIFT CODE: CIBCCATT
BENEFICIARY: ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM
(2)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACCOUNT:
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: 5938 FM ROAD 2920 SPRING, TEXAS  77379 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5860-1175-0889
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N
ROUTING CODE: 111000025
BENEFICIARY: ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM
IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU IN THREE (3) WORKING DAYS, WE SHALL CONCLUDE THAT YOU AUTHORIZED MR.ANDERSEN ERIK ROBERT DEDEKAM TO CLAIM YOUR FUND AND THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT. DID YOU AUTHORISE HIM TO DIVERT YOUR FUND INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT? REPLY VIA EMAIL IN RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION IN DETAILS.
SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
1. NAMES IN FULL:
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. PHONE/FAX:
7. PRESENT COUNTRY:
8. BANKING DETAILS:
WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
MR. LAWSON OBI GEORGE
 
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), WEMA Bank, African Union or any Security Company in Africa, Europe or Asia or any Government
parastatal from country of your Funds' origin. This is the ONLY WAY that the absolute Security of your Funds will be
guaranteed. This office supercedes every other bank in Nigeria and correspondence bank abroad and is thus responsible for the
final payment. The consequences of not heeding to this WARNING would be yours. ALSO, WE MUST REFUND TO YOU ALL THE MONEY THAT
YOU HAVE SPENT AND WE SHALL ALSO RELEASE THE FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not
to accept any fax, Email or telephone calls that does not come from this office. Reply me immediately you receive this letter
for more fruitful information with full information and your bank details.
Yours faithfully,
MR.LAWSON OBI GEORGE
HEAD; ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES

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