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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: Walter Mills <VOLUNTEER@CATHOLIC.AC.KR>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:00:27 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Your Confirmation Required.


From the Desk Of Mr Walter Mills
International Commercial Bank Ltd.
Accra _ Ghana.


Re:-Fund Transfer Notice.


Good Day,

We have received an irrevocable payment release instruction from our Apex bank to transfer the sum of $5.2 million your overdue inheritance payment to you and among other clients from United States Of America also.

Be informed that we were on the process to make your payment through Visa Credit Card in your name so that you can make withdrawal from any ATM machine system in your country by yourself, to avoid any problem.

But we are surprise when we are about to load the fund into the Digital Visa Credit Card I received another email from MS JANE MOORE whom claim to be your representative and forward to us the following account information for us to transfer the fund into her account. The account which she forward to us is as follow.

NAME JANE MOORE
Bank OF America TX2-817-01-01
9308 Forest Lane, Dallas TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345645

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you and have you authorized her to receive your fund?. If this lady is Not your representative, you are requested to fill and send this Information for verification purpose, so that your total fund value of $5.2 million united state dollars will be paid to you through ATM card Method system as earlier scheduled.

1. YOUR FULL NAMES..
2. YOUR TELEPHONE...
3. AGE...........
4. SEX....
5. YOUR OCCUPATION....
6. YOUR ADDRESS.........
7 COPY OF ANY OF YOUR ID.....

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said Ms.Jane Moore, if we do not hear from you within 24hrs from the date of this message; we will process and release the fund into Ms Jane Moore account. Confirm the receipt of this mail without delay

Yours in service
Mr. Walter Mills
(Account supervising Officer)



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