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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Nnamdi Bakwe" <mmkgfs@hanmail.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 16:23:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Office Debt Reconciliation to Presidency
APPROVED ON YOUR BEHALF.
Urgent Attention for Your Benefit.
Federal Government of Nigeria,
Office Debt Reconciliation to Presidency
Mr. Nnamdi Bakwe.
Attn; Fund Recipients
I am written to inform you that your files appeared on our desk to pay you all your overdue outstanding payment of your funds. But we are having misunderstanding because one Mr. Cole Wanda called yesterday that he is your new next of kin that you instructed him to receive the funds on your favor that you are totally sick and you can not work or answer any calls.
Therefore we were so confuse that is why the authority instructed me to contact you to know if he is telling us the truth or not.
Here are the bank details he forwarded to us for the payment.
Bank Name: Credit Union Na
Account Name: Mr. Cole Wanda.
Account number: 908374912
Swift code: cwd1u
After he provided this account to us, he instructed us not to inform you and we
should transfer the fund into the account directly because he is your next of kin.
Please kindly check this account and this name and tell us if you know him before we can go ahead to finalize the transfer because it has already programmed in our Database awaiting transfer into the account.
We wait to hear from you soon and don't keep us waiting for your own good.
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Mr. Nnamdi Bakwe.
Office Debt Reconciliation to Presidency
Direct Email: agdsd01@gala.net
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