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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: "DANIEL WASHINGTON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielchristoxx@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:19:43 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUNDS FROM NEW YORK USA

BANK OF AMERICA
222 Broadway, 23rd Floor New york, NY 10038
 
My name is DANIEL WASHINGTON Churchman, the new branch manager of bank of America 222 Broadway, 23rd Floor New york,
NY 10038.email  m.chur@aol.com  phone number: 718-880-8509 ext11. I assumed office on the March 1, 2012 and on
the normal bank routine checks I discovered that you have an unclaimed sum of money to the value of
$10.625million USD.
 
This fund was originally scheduled to be paid to you since last year 2011 by the foreign
payment service New york under the administration of Mr Dean Clarke but indications here have shown that foreign
payment service was declared bankrupt and has since been closed down. As the new branch manager, I stand for the truth
that this funds legitimately belong to you and therefore you are hereby requested to forward a clean bank
account information to our telex department where the fund will be transfered to you within the next few days as
I will be forced to declare it unclaimed fund and maybe forfeited. You are further directed to forward a valid bank account information or an adress if you wish to have a certified cashier check to me;
 
The information are;
 
Bank name and address
Account number
Routing
Bank phone number
BUT IF YOU NEED IT DEPOSITED INTO AN ATM CARD.THEN DO YOU PROVIDE THE ABOVE BANKING DETAILS.
 
Personal information needed
 
Name
Address
Phone number(s)
Occupation
 
Remember if we do not here from you with 30 working days, this fund will be declared as unclaimed and maybe forfeited.
 
Yours in service
 
Michael Churchman
Email: m.chur@aol.com
718-880-8509 ext. 11
REPLY TO: danielchristoxx@yahoo.com

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