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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: Mr James Igwe <kwameaddo003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MrJamesigwe1@videobank.it
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:34:50 +0100
Subject: Attention From: Mr James Igwe


****
*Attention From: Mr James Igwe
Bury Gate
23 Lower Belgrade Street
London
SW1W 0NR

Good day.

Reply me with my private e-mail:*
*
MrJamesigwe1@videobank.it
***
*
*
*RE-TRANSFER OF £52,954,000.00 {Fifty Two Million Nine Hundred And Fifty
Four Thousand British Pounds Sterling}*

*I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting
relationship. I am Mr James Igwe professional accountant in bank of Scotland
UK, and I am the personal account officer to the great late deceased who has
an account in our bank here in London, United Kingdom.

The account was opened in 2002 and he died in 17th April 2003 without a
(written or oral WILL) and since 2003 nobody has operated on this account
again hence the money is floating, and if I do not remit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing, and Government of United Kingdom
will confiscate the funds for their personal use which I personally don't
want such incident to happen being that this is a great opportunity in my
life. My contact is for you to please assist me to transfer the fund
{£52,954,000.00} from our Bank here in UK to any oversea account. First, I
must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction..

This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. I am sure and
have confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction
of this great magnitude. I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the
said amount into your safe account for onward investment. You can either
provide us with an existing account or to set up a new Bank account
immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to receive
this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this
important business, trusting in you and believing in God that you will never
let me down in future when the funds will transferred into your account.

The owner of this account is a foreigner and no other person knows about
this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary
and until his death he was the manager of his company. My investigation
through the National immigration department and Ministries here proved to me
as well that he was single as at the time of his entry into the United
Kingdom. As a matter of fact, I have decided to transfer this fund abroad
for investment only.

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management of the
bank will welcome any foreigner who has correct information to this account
which I will give to you immediately, We will start the first transfer with
Thirty two million {£32,000,000.00}.

Upon successful transfer without any disappointment from your side, we shall
re-apply for the payment of the remaining balance of {£20, 954,000.00} to
your safe account. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money cannot be approved to a local person here due to law in United
Kingdom.

If you are interested, please fill and forward me the following information
as below:

{1} Your Name/company's name and full address:.............
{2} Bank Name:..........
{3} Bank Address.........
{4} Account No:............
{5} Swift Code.............{if any}
{6} Account Holder's Name: ............
{7} Your telephone Number both Home, Office &
Cell/Mobile and fax Numbers:........
{8} Your Occupation:.........
{9} Your Country:.............

Upon the receipt of the above details, payment will be activated by the
feeding of your data into payment system, followed by a signal that will be
sent to the paying bank to remit the funds into your nominated bank account
within 7 official working days of receipt of the above information from you.

Reply me with my private e-mail:*
*MrJamesigwe1@videobank.it
I am waiting very urgent to hear from you.

Best Regards,

From: Mr James Igwe*

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