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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: USBANK <tmeesdsa@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: executiveregionmanager2009@misrsons.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:53:14 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED FROM THE US BANK!!




101
N
Washington Sq # 900,
Lansing, MI


For your information .

Attention:Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that the Bank of us in
collaboration with the Barclays Bank Plc had contracted Foreign Claim
Department headquarters office. Barclays Bank Plc and Central Bank Of
Nigeria. for a  (Commercial Restructuring) to release your immediate
Approval payment £9,700,000.00($15,431,495.81)dollar into your account,
for this quarter of the fiscal year 2008  without further delay.

With the information on my desk, I was made
to understand that you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot
of charges to  see the release of your fund which has been delayed.
Please, from now henceforth stop further communication with any
person(s) from this Banks.

The only
thing required from you is to forward all documents you have with you
ask the Beneficiary to this fund so that this office  can file the
document with our WIRE DEPARTMENT for the urgent release of your payment
sum of  £9,700,000.00($15,431,495.81)dollar.

As soon as  we receive the above documents,
we shall effect your payment wire transfer immediately without delay. i
Will advise you to follow our directives, so that your fund will reflect
in your bank account within 72hours from the date we receive the
documents.

Do not respond to any
correspondence again from any bank(s) but only to this Bank for now.

AND DO RE-CONFIRM YOUR BANKING DETAILS.

Your account Name__________________________

Your bank account
number_______________________

Your bank
address_______________________ ______

Bank





routing numbers_______________________ ____

Your telephone number________________________
__

Your home address in
full________________________ __

Your
Occupation Status________________________ __

AND I WILL ALSO LIKE TO CONFIRM FROM YOU IF
YOU ARE THE ONE THAT AUTHORIZE MRS. BROWN EDWARD TO COME AND CLAIM  YOUR
HER SAY THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND HER IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN HER CAME TO OUR
HEAD OFFICE SOME DAYS A GO WITH SOME DOCUMENTS AND TWO ATTORNEY SAYING
THAT HER IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN AND ACCORDING TO SHE HER WANT YOUR FUND TO
BE TRANSFER TO SHE BANK ACCOUNT IN SWITZERLAND THIS IS WHY WE NEED YOUR
URGENT REPLY TO RECONFIRM FROM YOU IF TRULY YOU ARE DEAD OR ALIVE BEFORE
WE MAKE THE TRANSFER INTO SHE BANK ACCOUNT IN SWITZERLAND.
 
Please
kindly respond back to this office as soon as possible.
Waiting for
your reply soon.
Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Rick Ruzzi
Executive Region Manager
USBANK



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