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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.Ralph Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ralphjohnson@bol.com.br>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:33:15 +0800
Subject: Re: Intercepted Transfer of your funds

From the Desk of: Ralph Johnson
Special Adviser to the President,
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Asian Regional Headquarter In Malaysia
Telephone: +60-16267-3552


Intercepted Transfer of your funds.


Attention: Beneficiary,

I am the special adviser to the President International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Region in Malaysia, who is in charge of releasing unpaid fund emanating from Africa, Asia, Europe, Pacific and United States of America. We noticed you had unpaid funds, Your funds will be paid to you from our reserve trading account with Deutsche Bank A.G Frankfurt or diplomatic courier system, within 72hours base on your swift compliance to my instructions. Note we can only pay you through Wire transfer (Bank to Bank).

Be advised that some greedy officials of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others has made several efforts to divert your funds to unknown account before United Nation intercepted their action base on the premise that we have the sole responsibility to pay you. Call me immediately you receive this email message for oral and important discussion. Your prompt response will expedite action in the release and transfer of your funds into any account provided.

It will interest you to know the followings:

I here by send to you the information as submitted by Mr. Charles Donald of Inter Cooperate Ltd, Hong Kong. This application empowers him to represent you in matters concerning your fund release (Over due payment) he also request that your account should be changed in compliance to the affidavit he obtained from a High Court attached to the application he made available.

In view of the above request, you are required to confirm authorizing Mr. Charles as he claimed, and also verify and confirm the account to be true so that we could proceed with your fund release.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Charles Donald of Inter Cooperate Ltd, Hong Kong, to represent you? And here is the account details he provided for your perusal and
confirmations. Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment” in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with
the following account details

Account Name: inter cooperate Ltd, A/C #USD114-1025567-8, Bank Name: Standard Chattered Bank, Hong Kong,
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111.

Finally, we shall be looking forward to hear from you to enable us carry further credit to the account he nominated.

Your full name:
Your home address:
Country:
Telephone & fax:
Occupation & Position in office:

Looking forward to your earliest response

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ralph Johnson
Telephone: +60-16267-3552


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