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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. Linda W. Yoshida" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.linda.yoshida0@e-mail.ua>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:07:52 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER

Foreign Remittance Department
Address:30 Leicester Square,London
WC ZH United Kingdom.
Tel:Phone: +447024034558
Fax: 020 72481004.

PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER
...................................................................................................................

Attn: Sir/Madam


THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, MEAN WHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE to DAY WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATION:

NAME JANET WHITE
AC/NUMBER: 6503809428.
ROUTING/122006743,
B/NAME: CITI BANK,
ADDRESS: 12 Wall Street, NEW YORK,
NY10012, USA,


PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE PAYING BODY (BANK) WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAMED.THE RESERVE BANK AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE/FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.


HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DIRECTOR Dr.Tom McCoy, on his direct telephone +447024034558 Kindly acknowledge this e-mail


Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Linda W. Yoshida
(Secretary)Dr TOM MCCOY
Santander Bank UK

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