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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: British Deposit Insurance <larry.agbley@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 19:13:26 +0400
Subject: Payment Approval
British Deposit Insurance &
International Monetary Fund
London SEI.,England.
To Whom It May Concern,
It has been Resolved and Agreed Upon By Board members and Directors of British Deposit Insurance in conjunction with IMF London to release your Inheritance/Contract Fund to the tune of $10.5million through a special arrangement by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.
Kindly contact the bank on below detail and include your private transaction reference number: DBTCAXX13, Your name and Any of your identity so that you will be properly addressed with process through which fund will be transferred to your local account.
Please do not fail to contact the Bank immediately on below email to process your payment :
Bank Name: Deutsche Bank Trust Company America
Contact Person: Mr.Chung Lee
Email: customercare@deutcompanyusa.cu.cc
Tel: (+1) 541-897-3582 or 541-665-8323
Best Regards,
Mr.John Morgan.
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