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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: "Mr.Knight Henry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <knighthknighthen1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 03:01:10 +0200
Subject: RE:VERIFICATION

Your attention:
 
 
My name is Mr.Knight Henry from United States of America. I am the director Central Bank affiliate office representative in USA. This office is set up by IMF (International Monitory Fund) to monitor most international transactions or transfers that involves huge amount of money from African countries more ex-specially from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa due to so many report of frauds and scams including illegal transfer of money to wrong accounts.     
 
 
Following the directives received, as a result of petitions and counter petitions, by your inability to conclude the transfer into your account. This office wants to confirm if really you have appointed another person to take over the payment that was approved to you as beneficiary? You are to confirm the approval about the change. Be informed that below is the account submitted for the payment. This office is also informed that you have suffered in the hands of imposters that promised your payment from ANY of these offshore centers: LONDON, DUBAI, AMERICA, HOLLAND ETC. Not only that we were informed also that you were once told that you will receive your payment via DIPLOMATIC SERVICE by cash payment which all were to no avail. 
 
 
             You are hereby required to verify the following immediately.
 
 
1. Did you broker your debt to one Mr. Emad Salem Al Rashed. From Kuwait, whose passport photograph is hereby attached below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?
 
 
2.  Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details?
 
 
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK TAAN BRANCH
30 CHUNGKING SOUTH ROAD, SEC 1, TAIPEI
TAIWAN, R.O.C.
SWIFT CODE: FCBKTP OBU
A/C NO.:16186001092
BENEFICIARY EMAD SALEM KHALEL
 
 
As a matter of urgency, reconfirm the legitimacy of the above claim to Honorable Aliu Jebba on email: aliujebb@hotmail.com and kindly give him the reason of sudden change of account.
Due to the delay, this payment has suffered, be rest assured that immediately the payment irregularity is cleared, and this office confirm the legal ownership the transfer will take effect. Note that we are bound to recognize  Mr. Emad Salem Al Rashed claim, if you fail to promptly respond after 7 days.
 
 
Yours in service
Knight Henry
Hot line: +1 9406022145
Affiliate office manager America.

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