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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: "Mervyn Allister King,Governor Bank Of England" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:57:38 -0700
Subject: The outcome of todays meetings with the directors of world bank

After so many meetings with the official of the world bank in regards to the
payment of your funds ($36,000,000.00)thirty six million united states
dollars via world

bank online banking system and also attach payment mode of master gold credit
cards and cheque book collection on the same account, this said fund is under
way

undergoing official clearing processing's, we have being able to secure all
the legal document attached to this transaction and we will forward you in my
next letter

the copy of drug law clearing certificate which we have already procure under
your name from the funds origin designated country. we shall forward the
information's

over the clearing understanding to your file and for your understanding as
well and i am ready and willing to help you complete the full and final
notary public

certification which is still the only requirement by the officers of the
world bank.

Furthermore,i want to inform you of the important of making sure that the
original documentation is being officially secured before you as the
beneficiary will start

using your account with world bank, there are many reasons attached to this
matter which i really want you to understand properly because it is
meaningless that you

receive your fund without proper documentation over your fund because your
bank will definitily ask you to present the proof of fund and reason why you
are receiving

such big amount of fund from world bank, they will need the original hard
copies of the documents not scan copies or fax copies, so that is the reason
why i am trying

for us to get all the funds clearance documentation together and send them to
you officially via DHL courrier service so that you can officially take all
the document

to your bank manager for his immidiate release of your fund when it arrive
your account locally in your country, then all the pending wires via the
world bank online

all will be release to you.

But failure to adhere to this instructions by you and if you start making
wire transfers out from the account with world bank without receiving the
original copies of

this documentation on this subject matter, sir i tell you that it will indeed
be a being problem for you and red flag will be tag on your receiving account
pending

once the clearification is officially completed by you, sir you really need
to make sure you pay the fee officially as requested by the notary officers
because it will

be wise we get the notary public notorisation of the funds origin certificate
together because that is the only official requirement by world bank
directors
before

they will give thier final confirmations of your fund authomatically.

Please call me on my new york number as follows: 212 845 9401, i will indeed
need to talk this matter over with you so that we will get this fund to you
and  move the

next level of investment program which brings alots of profitable ventures,
meaning you investing half of your ($36,000,000.00) which is ($16,000,000.00)
into the

rebuilding of iraq that will give you all most the accumulated interest of
($1,200,000.00) per month as your monthly income on the full investment
program which we

have all our investors allready on the roll in this investing in rebuilding
of iraq.

Anyway I want you to know that I am back to my annex office in New York USA
my phone number is: 212 845 9401 and I was able to meet with the Members of
United Nations

over the Anti- Terrorist Fund Clearance certificate, which I succeeded today
to secure on your behalf. This document will cover your fund from any type of
financial

offenses, in exercise of section 26 sub- section 1b of drug and anti
terrorist fund transfer regulation, this said fund ($36,000,000.00) thirty
six million united

states dollars is officially certified from the terrorist- affiliated and
money laundering subject to the provision of the above decree as evidenced in
the American
constitution, so attached is the copy of the secured receipt of the documents
secured on your behalf today, this means that we have all
the important documents which will serve to your bank that this fund is
officially cleared once you start receiving the fund into yourlocal account
from world bank

account.

let me inform you that once you started receiving the wires into your local
account, it is officially mandated that your bank must
inform the office of the chairman federal reserve authority for clarification
purposes and red flag will automatic tag to your account which the Federal
Reserve
agent

will request your bank to inform you the account owner to present prove of
fund origin to them and reason for the fund, so you can now see the reason
why we decided we

get all the paper work ready for you because we are law makers, we know the
important of proper documentation to be in place before you start
receiving this fund of yours so there will be no problem after you receive
the fund or no questioning and even if there is any, the documents will speak
for you and

there will be no red flag on your account from your local authority, this is
exactly what we are avoiding and the money you are paying covers all the
required

documentation as officially requested by world bank and you will also receive
original hard copies of the documents after you make the payment of $4,139
into the

account of the agent in Lagos Nigeria as follows:

Beneficiary: Kenneth Emeka Ajana
Beneficiary Address: 32 Alade Apatira Street Oke Afa, Isolo,  Lagos-NIGERIA
Bank Name: United Bank for Africa Plc,Nigeria
Bank Address: 4 efuntide street, Oke afa Lagos Nigeria.
Bank Branch: Ejigbo
Account no: 00680131000539
Swift: UNAFNGLA

But In case you will like to make the payment via western union or Money
Gram
, is also accepted, you can use this name as follows as receivers name:

Kenneth Emeka Ajana
Address: 32 Alade Apatira Street Oke Afa,Isolo,Lagos-NIGERIA

But if you prefer bank to bank wire of the fee then use the bank account
above, but I think western union is faster. I will complete my own job once I
receive the fee;

duration is within 24 hours service.As soon as you make the payment, the
official involved will then use the fee to complete the clearing of your fund
with World Bank

straightto your local account in your country. We are going to send you the
cheque book and master gold credit cards as well on the account with your
name as the

beneficiary of the account with World Bank.

I am waiting for your immediate response

Regards
Mr. Mervyn Allister King
+1 212 845 9401
Please call me for clarifications

 

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