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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: Paul Johnson <pin_2010@att.net>
Reply-To: pin_2010@videobank.it
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:04:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION



FROM THE MANAGEMENT
OF FIRST DIRECT BANK
40 WAKEFIELD ROAD,
LEEDS LS98 1FD,
UNITED KINGDOM.
REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$22MILLION)
This is to notifying you about this said fund.
After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the Nigeria Government in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affair and Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This bank has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22MILLION) of your claim that has been holding since is transferred into your bank Account from their Domiciliary Account with this Bank.
We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through
hard ways by passing through difficulties to see to the release of your TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22MILLION), which has been the handwork of some miscreant elements from that Country.
We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from anywhere concerning your funds, because you don't have to pass through any difficult to receive your fund, as you have meet up with the whole requirements.
We know your representatives in Nigeria or anywhere will advice you to still go ahead with them, which will be on your own risk.
Your TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22MILLION) will reflect into your designated Bank Account within three (3) Bank working days.
Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.
Finally, you are advice to re-confirm the below information to us in other to avoid wrongful transfer of fund and also for easy communication:
Your Full Name:...........
Your Contact Address:.........
Occupation:.......
Age:............
Private Telephone:..............
We wait the above information.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. PaulJohnson.
Financial Director,
First Direct Bank,
United Kingdom.


All correspondence to pin_2010@videobank.it

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