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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.Andrew Dema Everest." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohawahab_eonbankgroup@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 07:51:43 -0500
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW THROUGH DRAFT.......

Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
 
THERE IS A NEW AGREEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT BY AFRICAN BANKS,WORLD BANK,UNITED NATIONS,IMF/BENIN GOVERNMENT WITH EON BANK GROUP MALAYSIA, AS A MATTER OF FACT THE ORGANIZATIONS HAS GIVEN ORDER TO ISSUE YOU A BANK DRAFT BECAUSE OF CONSTANT DELAY.
 
We Know that Regulations and policy play an indispensable role in protecting Bank Fund Beneficiaries,but they can also impose significant burdens and costs.
 
During challenging economic times, we should be especially careful not to impose unjustified regulatory requirements. For this reason, it is particularly important for agencies to conduct retrospective analyses of existing rules to examine whether they remain justified and whether they should be modified or streamlined in light of changed circumstances,including the rise of new challenges.
 
NOTE, confirm the below information to him also to avoid information any mix up:
 
1,Your Full Name...
2,Full Address....
3,Phone/Fax numbers...
4,Occupation/Position...
5,Age.....
6,Residential country...
 
In this case: TREASURY DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FEDERAL CLEARING HOUSE HAS ISSUE A BANK DRAFT ON YOUR NAME TO THAT EFFECT, VIEW ATTACHED DRAFT FOR YOUR PERUSAL, YOU ARE ADVICE TO USE THE DRAFT TO CONTACT THE BANK BELOW:
 
MR.MOHAMAD BIN ABD WAHAB
EON BANK GROUP
10TH FLOOR.MENARA,288 JALAN RAJA LAUT,KUALA LUMPUR,MALAYSIA.
EMAIL: mohawahab_eonbankgroup@yahoo.com.hk
 
 
PLEASE CONTACT MOHAMAD BIN ABD WAHAB OF Private Wealth Management,EON BANK TO OPEN ACCOUNT ON YOU NAME,SO THAT YOUR DRAFT CAN BE DEPOSITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO ENABLE YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF ACCOUNT OWNER LIKE ONLINE ACCOUNT, ATM, CHECK WITH ALL THIS, YOU WILL BE PROTECT-ED FROM FRUSTRATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER PROCEDURE.
 
ALL THIS ARE EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE WE GET YOUR FUND TO YOU WITHOUT FRUSTRATIONS.
Kindly confirm this important message and once you contact them you should also let our office to know, in order to follow up.
 
Thanks very much for your patience.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Andrew Dema Everest.
Email:grob1@rediffmail.com
Phone: +229 687 59179
 

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