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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: "MRGEORGE EZE" <mrgeorgeeze200@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:56:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: Change of Ownership of your US$15,000,000.00

 Re: Change of Ownership of your US$15,000,000.00
 
Good Day,
 
I wish to introduce myself to you properly, as the new Appointed Secretary to the International Payment Office, I hereby send to you the information submitted in my desk last week by one MR. SMITH WALTER, from DES MOINES, IOWA, which claims to be your representative legal beneficiary of $15,000,000.00
 
MR. SMITH WALTER submited letter of change of Ownership of your funds and confirmed to us that you instructed him to stand on your behalf to receive your approved claims of US$15,000,000.00 to his NORTHWOODS STATE BANK ACCOUNT.
 
This as a matter of urgency because we do not want to transfer the US$15,000.000,00 to wrong person especially now that there is so many scam and fraudulent activities going on all over the world so we want to know first if you instructed MR. SMITH WALTER, from from DES MOINES, IOWA to receive your approved US$15,000,000.00 on your behalf.
 
You are required to comfirm the following information and inform us if you are aware of this change of ownership or know anything about this before we make the wire transfer to NORTHWOODS STATE BANK ACCOUNT in fevor of MR. SMITH WALTER.
1. Did you instruct one MR. SMITH WALTER, whose Information's is below, to claim and receive your US$15,000,000.00 on your behalf ? Yes / No
 
2. Did you sign any " Change of Funds Ownership" in favor of MR. SMITH WALTER thereby making him the current beneficiary / to receive your $15,000,000.00 with the following account details?
 
Bank Name: NORTHWOODS STATE BANK
Bank Address: MASON CITY, IOWA
Account Name: MR. SMITH WALTERA
In Favor of: MR. SMITH WALTER
Account# 1015072
Routing# 073921530
 
Finally, Advice if you sent MR. SMITH WALTER to receive your funds on your behalf, and if you have anything to do with the above stated account, as I asked him to come back in a week time, and if I do not hear from you till then, I will not have any choice than to effect the payment in the name and his account given to me.
 
Send your direct cell phone numbers and full address for more verifications to my private email:(  mrgeogeeze011@gmail.com  )
 
Note that this $15,000,000.00 has been waiting to be paid to the right and legal beneficiary and it is presently deposited in paying bank here but we want to be sure and go through legal process before effecting the transfer.

For more vital information visit this lint to see the press release approval funds to be paid out , please visit http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
 
We wait to hear from you soonest, and be rest assured of our professional service.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Mr. George Eze
  

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