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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: "International Commercial Bank Limited. ICB Banking Group, ICB Global Management Sdn Bhd, ICB Banking." <fredbarbra@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: msg.icb@msn.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:04:28 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Our bank website: www.icbankingroup.com (YOUR PAYMENT IS APPROVED)


Dear   Beneficiary:  
Be informed that the International Commercial Bank Limited, management have gone through our files and have registered your name in our computer data swift payment system. 
Beneficiary:  Our bank is commissioned & Authorized by the world bank of Switzerland and the European Union,to transfer the total sum of 3,000,000,00. into your personal bank account within 72- hours bank working hours as your compensation for the year 2011.
This management have approved this transfer & the Office of Finance Approving Transaction, act of Finance Board rule, regulation, policy and order. The International Commercial Bank Limited and Members board of trustees-  our authority and procedure to start processing for the fund transfer in( sections 907.3, 907.6, and 907.7 of the Finance Board's Procedures regulation ( 12 C .F.R. 907.3, 907.6, and 907.7)  As soon as our Foreign Payment Department receive your FORM  and fee (150, Euro) , all the appropriate official papers will be signed, our board of directors will give you the final APPROVAL and transfer the fund into your bank account as instructed to us, this is the outcome of the International Commercial Bank Limited board of directors meeting regarding the letter we received from World Bank of Switzerland, and the European Union.
Send this fee with the bellow information, through Western Union Money Transfer or moneygram and forward your payment information's to this office as possible. INSTRUCTION: 
Make sure that you print out our the Western Union Money Transfer Form and fill it correctly and return it back to this office without delay.
Beneficiary:  Dont hesitate to fill our form or to pay your registration fee,  and bear in mind that we have only four working days to complete this program:  SECTION: 3
USE THIS DETAILS TO PAY OUR BANK PROCEDURE PROCESSING FEE   (150, Euro) .
RECEIVERS NAME: CHIMA EMMANUELCOUNTRY: GHANAQUESTION: REGISTRATIONANSWER : FORMMTCN: 


Feel free to contact this office if you have any question:ICB Bank Manager;  office land line:  +233 302966783.
ThanksMr. Isaac Odamtten, Senior Bank ManagerInternational Commercial Bank Limited. ICB Banking Group, ICB Global Management Sdn Bhd, ICB Banking. Head office - Domi Residential Estate, Ring Road, Accra Ghana.ICB Banking Group, ICB Global Management Sdn Bhd, ICB Banking. http://www.icbankingroup.com/

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