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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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Fraud email example:

From: "SUSAN MOOREHEAD" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:58:39 -0700
Subject: Letter From Cayman Island

Untitled Document Dear Sir,

I am writing from the office of the Executive Director of First Caribbean
Bank, Cayman Island address as follows: CIBC First Caribbean

International Bank (Cayman) Ltd. Location.First Caribbean House Grand Cayman
KY1-1102, CAYMAN ISLANDS.This is my address as well in

Cayman Island for your record, reason why we have decided to come over is this
as follows: 1. we need to handle the issue of verifying

your proper identification, your provided address and your passport copies,
reason is because we want to avoid funds diversion of type

from this end, we want to make sure we conduct proper checking before we
release the fund to the beneficiary to avoid funds

diversification, in so many occasion the bank normally have such issues like
yours and they demand that we clear the fund and we must pay to

one account or the other and at the end of it all we come to find out that it
is all lies, we came to find out that the parties who is

claiming to receive the funds is from illegal people, internet hackers, so for
this reasons, we must have face to face meeting with

you either in your house or in your office, just for us to completely believe
that you are the same person that you claim you are to

avoid funds diversification, this is for your own good to be honest with you,
the bank can just give out this huge amount of money out to

any individuality without proper verification of the clients identity, even
your bank and some banks around your location, before they

open account for you, the bank must insist that they send two delegates to
confirm your address, this is for your own good and for

security reasons.

Secondly,Our Main reason why we must come down to have meeting with your bank
is because according to new banking rules of

(ZE//2387562012) we must do our first presentation directly to your banker in
your country, reason is because your bank will

definitely required full clearance once you start making withdrawal of the
fund with the Debit Cards and Master card, the inter-switch

cop operation must definitely contact your bank for equerries, so then your
bank will then approve and authorized your withdrawals and

we must also certify your checkbook for the Bank here in Cayman Island and
have the full endorsement with your bank reserve bank for

immediate passage of any check you issued, so that the banks in any part of
the world will honor and certify your check, to make sure

all your checks are paid, so this is part of our coming over just to make sure
we complete the clearing with your bank before we

forward all the payment details information's,lastly we will deliver all the
original copies of all the documents attached to this

transaction to you, reason is because the bank will definitely required all
the original documents delivered to you which is legal

tender and the bank must honor all your checks and your universal withdrawal
of any type via the ATM Machine once we confirm the

inter switch connectivity completed with your bank head office upon our arrival.

I strongly understand  that we have explain more better why we urgent need to
come down to your country to meet with you upon your

full compliance of the banking procedures, you must officially adhere to the
banking rules and regulations so that we will co-operatively work together as
one in completing all this banking official procedes, as soon as the charges
is paid officially by you, we will commernce accordingly to our official visit
to acomplish all the banking formalities with is international advice on

international rules and regulations.You must adhere to this important
arrangement so that we will complete this transaction together

as one because we are ready and set to start the immediate completion of this
transaction.we must understand the important of working

according to the international banking rules and regulation of (1995
act7/5428-52), without proper banking clearing to be honest with

you the banker will never allow you to make any withdrawal official from your
account with (CIBC FIRST CARRIBEAN BANK, CAYMAN ISLAND).

I am drawing you closer to the main reason and purpose of we choosing this
banking with (CIBC FIRST CARRIBEAN BANK, CAYMAN ISLAND).
is because there is a lots of benefits, review the website and see all the
benefits for you banking with (CIBC FIRST CARRIBEAN BANK,

CAYMAN ISLAND). and please try to co operate with all our advice because we
will not let you astray.
Here is the bank (CIBC FIRST CARRIBEAN BANK, CAYMAN ISLAND).
official website as follows:  www.cibcfcib.com/
You can be in your house and operate your account with the bank which is using
our internet banking services which gives you a lots of

time to enjoying doing business with our bank and all our bank official
crudities. please also lo-gin here  as follows and click on

Cayman Island and you will understand all the benefits working with the bank
in cayman island, here is the website as follows:

http://www.offshore-bank-account.eu

i am going to wait here until i hear back from you and i will really
appreciate with you to call me on: + 1 212 845 9773

Thanks and sincerely

Regards

Mrs. Susan Moorehead
Tel:+ 1 212 845 9773

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