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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: Sir Philip Hampton <asisiowo7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <directorofforeignremittanceon@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:30:25 +0100
Subject: Re: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

Royal Bank of Scotland Group
36 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH2 2YB
United Kingdom

Attn: Fund Beneficiary of (US$15,500,000.00)

Release and final remittance of your approved pending contract/Inheritance part -payment of US$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.

This is to bring to your notice and urgent attention that this Bank (ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND) has received a payment Release Instruction/Authorization with payment ID number:HC2X149K; Contract/Inheritance payment category C Special from AFRICAN/EUROPEAN UNION and Payment Bureau, instructing our bank to effect payment of your outstanding funds into your nominated Bank account via our off-shore corresponding bank with the following information thus:

1)Payment Voucher No: 10567HK211629CH
2)Payment Control No:2664CH-EXX1094F
3)Status: E Civil
4)Amount: US$15,500,000.00
5)Type of Payment: MT 103/ 179 Swift Transfer
6) Schedule for payment: 48 banking hours.
The transfer effects immediately as we confirm the following.
(i)The receiving bank account information of yours.
Lastly, your valid ID CARD for our official verification process/Release.

Yours faithfully,
Sir Philip Hampton
Remittance Director

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