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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 Edward Meyers" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barbaraoates@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:29:01 -0800
Subject: Mr Edward Meyers

Dear Valued Beneficiary,

My Name is Mr Edward Meyers, A citizen of the United States, 62 years Old. I reside in Lombard, Chicago 44114. My residential address is as follows. 1049 Westmore Meyers Rd, Lombard IL 60148, United States, i work in the remittance department with Bank Of America here in New Mexico, United States Of America.

Am contacting you concerning your overdue payment which have been endorsed for onward transfer to your destination via; on-line Banking System or Certified bank Draft depending on your choice to receive your full payment,you have the choice to indicate by return email, the preferable method to receive your payment within 48hours.

Bank Of America will be willing to receive your full contact details and also proof of your identity in your next email to enable us furnish you with the necessary steps to deliver your funds within 48hours from tomorrow.

According to the latest instruction we received last week from World Bank and office of the accountant general of United States Of America, You will not be required to pay for any money transfer charges until your funds are delivered to you, but you must present any valid details of your payment to my office so as to indicate and assure that you are the rightful beneficiary to the funds in our custody.

I expect an urgent response from you as soon as i get to my office by tomorrow morning, and please do not hesitate to call me on any of my contact phone numbers below for more details or send an email.

I will send you copies of my id,international passport and also copies of your payment approval documents as soon as i hear from you.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Edward Meyers
For Bank Of America,
NM, USA.
Phone: +1 916 866 7132.
Phone: +1 505 750 9406.

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