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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: "FIDELITY TRUST BANK PLC" <info@fidelityonline.org>
Reply-To: urgentmatter0014@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:29:12 +0200
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



FIDELITY TRUST BANK PLC,
10 OBA FEMI AWOLOWO RD ,
ABUJA,NIGERIA
SE1 1TT
RC: 121878
Our Ref: FIDB/MIN/INTER-13
Your Ref: Affidavit: AFX 076GD7B24
E-MAIL:urgentmatter0014@gmail.com

Dear Customer,

This is to notify you that Central Bank in collaboration with Ministry Of
Finance had contracted Fidelity Bank Plc for a (Commercial Restructuring) to
release your compensation payment of US$5,000,000.00 for this first quarter of
the fiscal year 2014 without further delay.


You are not to pay any charges to receive your payment anymore as you have
meet up with the whole requirements. The only thing required from you is to
forward your Non-Resident Clearance Certificate/Receipt to this office, so
that this office can file the document with our WIRE DEPARTMENT for the urgent
release of your part payment sum of US$5Million.

The Central Bank and Ministry of Finance had paid our bank for
handling/processing your part payment for this fiscal year. As soon as we
receive the above document, we shall effect your part payment immediately
without delay.

To facilitate the release of your part payment sum of US$5Million, you are
required as a matter of urgency to forward your Non Resident Clearance
Certificate as requested above through my email address as follows:
(urgentmatter0014@gmail.com)


Congratulations!
Dr.Mr. Reginald Goodluck
Payment Coordinator.
Fidelity Bank



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