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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: "SISTER FLORENCE EZEKIEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revsisterflorencee@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:39:58 -0000
Subject: VERY URGENT INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY

Attention:Sir/Madam
 
I write to confirm from you, if you have change your receiving bank account details, because two people came to my office one Jerry Paul and Mrs. Amy Berthel who claimed to be your relatives, said that you are on a sick bed and you have instructed them to take over the control of your inheritance fund valued $15.5million into your new bank account as stated below.
 
BANK NAME: Bank of America
ADDRESS: 10245 KINGSTON PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN 3722 USA
BANK ACCOUNT NO: 4243559432
ROUTING NUMBER: 272471939
ACCOUNT NAME: Mrs Amy Berthel
 
Please confirm this and get back to me through my personal email:revsisterflorencee@yahoo.com if the above bank account is correct to avoid us from making a wrong transfer of your fund.
 
Regards,
 
Rev Sister Florence Ezekiel
 
Foreign Exchange Controller,
Best Bank of America
#24800 Hover St. Warren, Michigan 48089
United States of America
 
 

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