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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: "From: James Adams''Director, Remittance Unit" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjamesadam1@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:19:18 -0700
Subject: From: James Adams''Director, Remittance Unit

From: James Adams
Remittance Unit
Bank PHB {PlatinumHabib Bank Plc}
Tele/Fax: + 23417933729
Telephone: +2348137563296
E-mail: drjamesadam1@w.cn

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially informed you that two people you sent to our Bank {Bank PHB} to stand on your behalf in receiving your approved inheritance/contract fund has arrived successfully but we want to be sure if they where really sent by you that is why we contacted you first as you know that an instruction has been given by the Debt Reconciliation Committee/CBN that all fund owed to our various beneficiaries must be paid before the President reads the budget for the year 2011.

Below here are the account details they submitted to us to transfer your total sum USD$10.5 Million with the accrued interest, also we were informed that this account was given to them by you so we want you to contact us immediately with the confirmation of this subject to enable us commence with your transfer.

BANK NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK.
ADDRESS: 1063 11TH ST REEDLEY CA 93654
ACCOUNT #3292957895
ROUTING # 121042882.
BENEFICIARY NAME: JAMES WILSON.

Please confirm to us if this information is okay and was sent by you as to enable us commence on the transfer immediately since the approval payment instruction has been given by Presidency, also we need your urgent response as to enable us meet up with the mandate given to us by the Presidency. we also need your full details in order to backup your transfer payment in the following order.

FULL NAME
ADDRESS:
ZIP CODE
COUNTRY:
AGE/SEX:
OCCUPATION:
A VALID IDENTITY CARD:

Yours in service,

James Adams
Director, Remittance Unit
Bank PHB {PlatinumHabib Bank Plc}


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