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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: "Standard Chartered Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <generalmanagercbank.uk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:05:35 -0400
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION AND INSTRUCTION HEREWITH FROM STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LONDON-UK.

C/O:
FROM OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
FOREIGN OPERATIONS UNIT
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
COOPERATE HEAD OFFICE
ADDRESS:
1 BASING-HALL AVENUE
LONDON-EC2V 5DD.
CONTACT PHONE: +44-702-402-1358
 
OUR REF: ON72071-SC-BANK/LONDON
YOUR REF: SCB-UK/UN/02-2012
 
     SIR/MADAM,  
 
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR KINDEST ATTENTION AS THE NOMINATED BANK BY THE MANAGEMENT OF WORLD BANK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND WE ARE ON THIS NOTE; OFFICIALLY NOTIFY YOU THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED PAYMENT CONFIRMATION ADVICE FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF WORLD BANK EXTERNAL AUDITORS COMMITTEE  VIA INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT VOUCHER NUMBER: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G, REQUESTING THE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MANAGEMENT, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP TO DISBURSE YOUR INVESTMENT/INHERITANCE FUNDS VALUED TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US10.5M)ONLY TO YOU VIA INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT AND WE HAVE SWIFTLY ISSUED A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT AND LETTER OF CREDIT ADDRESSED TO YOUR LOCAL BANK AUTHORITY.
 
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE ABOVE, YOU HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH THIS EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09), VIDE TRANSACTION NO.: WHA/EUR/202 AND TRANSFER ALLOCATION NO.: FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, PASSWORD: 339331, PIN CODE: 65YH, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT NO: 104, RELEASE CODE NO: 0876; IMMEDIATE SCB TELEX CONFIRMATION NO: -222568; SECRET CODE: XXTN014. HAVING RECEIVED THESE VITAL PAYMENT COORDINATES, YOU ARE INSTANTLY QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE AND CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT ON/BEFORE THE NEXT SEVEN BANKING DAYS (7) DAYS. AS NECESSARY CLEARANCE HAS BEEN GRANTED BY WORLD BANK EXTERNAL AUDITORS COMMITTEE TO RELEASE THE FUNDS TO YOU WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT WHICH WE HAVE ACCORDED ALL PROFESSIONAL COURTESY CREDITING YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH THE APPROPRIATED SUM AS STATED ABOVE. THE ONLINE ACCOUNT ACCESS INFORMATION WOULD BE COMMUNICATED TO YOU AT YOUR DISCRETION.
 
NOTE ALSO THAT YOUR FUNDS WITH THIS BANK HAVE BEEN INSURED AGAINST CURRENCY FLUCTUATION AND MARGINAL DIFFERENCES; AS SUCH YOUR FUNDS HAVE BEEN DULY PROTECTED AGAINST ANY FUTURE DEPRECIATION IN CURRENCY VALUE. THIS PROCESS IS AS CONTAINED IN THE BRITISH DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND CREDIT GUARANTEE GUIDELINE AND WE HAVE DULY ACCORDED ALL PROFESSIONAL COURTESY SEEING THAT WE HARMONIZE THE TRANSFER PROCESS.
 
THEREFORE, CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE COPIES OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION SO AS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY PRIOR COMMUNICATING YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS OF THE PAYMENT MODALITY. NOTE THAT THE PAYMENT IS OUTLINED TO BE RELEASE BY EITHER OF THE MODALITIES STATED HEREIN; (1) INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT AND (2) ONLINE TRANSFER SYSTEM.
 
THANKS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND URGING YOU TO COOPERATE WITH THIS BANK TO SERVING YOU BETTER.
 
YOURS IN SERVICE,
 
MR. WILLIAM BLATTNER
GENERAL MANAGER: OPERATIONS
FOR: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK.

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