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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: "Mrs. Susan F. Nwa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.susannwa@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:30:40 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION!

SKYE BANK PLC
HEAD OFFICE
3 AKIN ADESOLA STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
Tel:  +234 70888360
Fax:  234 - 01 - 263 7558
Date: 10-07-2012
 
 
 
Attention: Beneficiary
 
 
 
I am Mrs. Susan F. Nwa, CEO in (SKYE BANK PLC). Did you authorize Mrs. Ann Miller who presented document of claim purported to have been signed by you for the release of your part-payment settlement of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$7.5M) Ready for Transfer? But Mrs. Anne Miller is trying to Claim the fund while your name still appear in the inheritance file as the Beneficiary.
 
 
Ensure that you do not delay to get back soonest as this calls for urgent and cogent attention to avoid misappropriation, misconception and misconstrue in our beneficiary financial transfer record.
 
 
If you did not give any Authorization to the said Mrs. Ann Miller for claim of your fund, please reconfirm immediately to avoid banking irregularities, as your fund is now approved by the Committee of Board Directors. In summary of what you need to do is to get back with the information requested below.
 
 
 
1) Your full Name............
2) Residential Address................
3) Direct Cell-Phone/Mobile...........
4) Age and Marital Status.............
5) Professions ...........
6) Next of Kin Name and his Residential Address............
 
 
 
As soon as this information is received, your online account will be process and details of the account will be issued to you for immediate credit to any bank account of your choice. This fund is in line with the Federal Policy for release of all outstanding payment beneficiaries due for this Second Quarter
Payment Release of the Year 2012.
 
 
Waiting for your Reply.
 
 
 
Mrs. Susan F. Nwa (CEO)
Director, Foreign Payment Officer

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