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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: "Access Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oke.steven968@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:18:47 +0100
Subject: Your Payment Notification

Access Bank Of Nigeria Plc
36 BROAD STREET, MARINA LAGOS,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT (Access Bank Plc)
Email-contact: access.transfer@consultant.com
www.accessbankplc.com
 
 
         ACCESS BANK OF NIG.  PLC, BIG, STRONG AND RELIABLE                                            
 
Attention :
 
I am Mr. Cole Steven , the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Access Bank of Nigeria Plc, Lagos-Nigeria. Sometime ago, your contract amount worth of $6.500,000.00 was brought to our bank from Nigerian Apex Bank, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) and after some period, this money was taken back to the Federal Government treasury. For the period of which your contract fund was in our bank, the sum of $2.500,000.00 had been generated through interest on your fund before the return of theis fund was made back to the Nigerian Apex Bank.
 
For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time to time the C.B.N auditors do make cross-check on  our files and our financial updates of theis funds, the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund, you shall reviece an efficient delivery of your fund because the C.B.N officials wants the accrued interest to be paid to them but we refused, so when we advice that you contact the us Access Bank Plc via mail  access.transfer@consultant.com as your fund is our possession.
 
We demand your international passport or your drivers license, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication and verification of benefiaciary's identity. For your information you have to stop any further dealing with any body until you receive this fund in your account. And I will also advice you to stop chasing your contract fund for now because none of this people can get your contract fund to you. As soon as you receive your interest fund I will personally direct you on how you can receive your contract fund with out protocol or time wasting. As matter of fact, we do not have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for remittance.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Mr. Cole Steven
Access Bank Of Nigeria Plc
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT (Access Bank Plc)
Email-contact: access.transfer@consultant.com

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