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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: "MS. MARY WILLIAMS" <marywiiliams@zenithbankatm.com>
Reply-To: <msmarywilliamss@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:50:48 +0000
Subject: FROM MS MARY WILLIAMS

FROM WORLD BANK AUDITORS/INTERNATIONAL MONETARY

FUNDS (IMF)
MS MARY WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT
WORLD BANK AUDITORS

Attention:

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail and also inform you

that I am the person fully in charge to make sure that your fund are

transferred into your bank nominated account immediately you provide

your banking details and comply with all the necessary legal
instruction

that will be given to you in respect to release your funds to you as
the

legal beneficiary. Your fund will be release
to you within 24hrs either by ATM master card, wire transfer, through

our offshore cash payment center in Europe, Asia, America, and

Africa.

World Bank and IMF instructed me to contact you to make sure that

all legal documentation are release to you before your US$9.7M will be

transfer into your bank account or according to your choice of

payment based on the payment options above, but it depends on your

choice, A TM master card, wire transfer, through our offshore cash

payment center in Europe, Asia, America, Africa.

Meanwhile all legal documentation will be sending to you immediately

you get back to me with processing Details to enable us instruct wire

transfer department to cancel the fake information of claimed received

from (Mr TOM BROWN )and proceed with yours as the legal

beneficiary. This is instruction is from World Bank.

Listen, the only problem you have is your refusal to work with the
right

person/authority who will facilitate the release your fund to you but

due to the fact that you are under the control and influenced of those

scammed that is why you refused to work with the right person because

those scammed are deceiving you with FAKE FBI,BARCLAY'S BANK

ETC.Your payment has nothing to do with the FBI in respect of your

fund from another country so if you can be able to ignore any mail

from FBI or any body you will see that your fund will be transfer to

your account or release to you through ATM master card or by any

means of your payment choice.

There is no FBI in any transaction please take note, those people are

impersonators and scammed not real FBI. I will advise you to feel free

and work with us so that your fund will be transfer into your bank

account within 24hrs. I am a woman I cannot deceive you because of

money but comply with my instruction to enable me transfer your funds

as I am sure that you will surely compensate me upon the receipt of

your fund.

I will advise you to try your possible best and provide your bank

information and your direct contact details as listed below.

Details needed below

Full Name …………………………………………..
Contact Address………………………………….
Phone Number…………………………………….
Occupation…………………………………….
Passport Copy or Driver’s License Copy………………………………
Further details are……………………………………

I will like to hear from you so that all legal documents will be
release to you and attachment below is a copy of my ID card.

YOURS TRULY

MS MARY WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR OF PAYMENT/ SPECIAL DUTIES

WORLD BANK AUDITOR

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