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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: MIKE BRUCE <oceanicbankplcbenin@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mrmikebruce2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:53:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: AN ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR!!


AN ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT HAS BEEN
CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR!!            


I am hereby writing to
inform you that the government of NIGERIA has
today afternoon deposit your inheritance $1.5 Million united state dollars with
this bank. The government had a clear mandate to open an account in your name
with the bank and set up an on-line transfer that you will use to transfer the
funds into your personal account.
 
However, the
government deposited your funds to the bank . The bank has finally opened an
account in your name. Be advice that the bank has already created on-line
transfer with the account that opened in your favor this afternoon. And
the $1.5 Million of funds
has been transferred to the account that my bank open in your favor. The on-line
banking account details are follows.





Welcome! To - CB B Online Pl
c Secure Account Page






Account Name

 

Account
Type


Activate

 

Online Banking
Account


Created Opened

 

Account
Balance


2012-10-10

 

$1.5M


Account Number

 

Diamond Bank Sort
Code


0020578055

 

1022-03-8733


Country

 

Name Of
bank


International Money
Transfer

 

Input


 

 


Swift Code
PNBPUS33
Account Number
0020578055

Please
Enter:
Transfer CODE
TRANS-ID: 
Bank Name : 
Amount
: Routing Number: Swift
Code: Transfer PIN: 
 
You need to obtain a
Access Transfer Code, For your information, you will be able to start accessing
your online banking account as soon as you obtain this code.
 
You are to pay $92
dollars to obtain the Access Transfer Code. Here is information on how to send
the fee through western union.
 
Receiver's
name...  Alex
Chidozie
Country.. Lagos Nigeria
Text
Question..WHEN
Text Answer...NOW
Amount
$92.
MTCN....
Sender...
 
Provide us with the
MTCN and sender’s name once payment is made. The bank will issue Access transfer
code as soon as we confirm payment details.
 
Sincerely,
Mr Mike
Bruce


Email; mr.mikebruce@yahoo.com
Head of
operation manager
 


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