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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: "MRS.SOLA DAVID-BORHA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.solaborh@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 20:50:15 -0700
Subject: STANBIC IBTC BANK PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

PATED MARBLE PLAZA
1049 AHMADU BELLO WAY
GARKI AREA 11
ABUJA NIGERIA
 
 
                                     STANBIC  IBTC BANK PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Attention: Dear,
I am Mrs. Sola David-Borha Chairman Monetary Policy Committee STANBIC IBTC BANK OF NIGERIA, I am officially sending you this email to inform you that my office has taken over all the uncompleted money Transaction originated from any part Of Europe/Asia and African Countries been Contract Payment,Fund Inheritance and others, due to  evil intention of some banks and security companies' officers as revealed by the International Community.
Subsequently,the World Bank Group has mandated this Bank via my office to release funds to approved Fund beneficiaries through Bank to Bank wire transfer or through ATM Card. Your Name appeared as one of the approved fund beneficiaries who has not received even part payment of huge amount of money owed to you.
Therefore your fund was Successfully cleared recently from Terrorists and Money Laundry and resolved to be Released to you through Bank to Bank Wire Transfer or through ATM Card on your contact to this office. On this process you are advised to provide your direct telephone numbers,complete names and full contact address for immediate processing and release of your fund to you.
 
We are very much aware that you are still in contact with some other office(s) and we hope you are fully ready to stop every communications with any other office(s) in order to enable us help you receive this fund. Call me on the Telephone number for further details after you have send in the requested information as directed above. We wait to hear from you as soon as possible. If you know you are ready to comply fully with every directives of the bank in order to complete this, then you are kindly advised not to respond as this not a joke because we place our monitoring network all over the world to monitor all the evil going on around the world. Note: if you wish to receive your fund through our bank you have to size every communication you have with any other person via email and telephone call. because through our monitoring network we discover that you pay so much money on getting this fund while you are not supposed to pay all that to get your fund. Right now we want to put this an end.
For your knowledge,be aware that Eight Million US Dollars Only (USD$8,000,000.00) was allocated to you.also be informed that the Fund Approvals and authorization documents Including Clearance Certificate was made available in your name for eligible transfer of this fund to your nominated bank account or through ATM Card as a legitimate acquisition.
Finally,you are requested to provide your receiving bank account details for a Bank to Bank wire transfer or your full contact address where you want the ATM Card to be Delivered to you . On the receipt of your response with above mentioned requirements we shall not hesitate to forward copies of your fund approved documents to you for your perusal.now for you to receive your fund urgently get back to me and take an option how you wish to receive your fund through the two options stated below and re-confirm the needed information from any option you choose.
 
 
(1)Account to account fast wire transfer: in this case you are advise to re-confirm to us the below information for immediate effect of your fund into any of your bank account.
 
Your full name:
Your telephone number:
Bank name:
Bank address:
Bank account number:
Bank routing number:
Country:
Occupation:
Age:
 
(2)ATM Card Payment Mode: in this case you are advise to send us the below information for urgent processing and delivery of your compensation payment to you through ATM CARD.
 
Your full name:
Telephone number:
Valid home address:
Country:
Occupation:
Age:
 
As soon as we are recipient of this above needed information, your fund of $8 MillMon United State Dollars will be effect to you through any option you choose, and do not forget that your fund has been approved and signed by the Monetary Policy Committee Department of   STANBIC  IBTC BANK OF NIGERIA, so any delay right now will be from your side and it will not be accepted.It was resolved by the Committee Member that the only fee you must pay to confirm your fund is Delivery/Remittance Charge only in which any option you choose.for the urgent respond contact me with my private email address only (mrs.solaborh@hotmail.com)
 
Yours truly,
MRS.SOLA DAVID-BORHA
PATED MARBLE PLAZA
1049 AHMADU BELLO WAY
GARKI AREA 11
ABUJA NIGERIA
 
 

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