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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 Paul E John" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revemmaaku@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:40:49 -0600
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT (USd9.8MILLION)

FROM MR. PAUL E. JOHN
THE PAYMENT PROCESSING OFFICER
KEY STONE BANK PLC.
key stone financial services group
 
Dear Valued Customer,
 
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT (USd9.8MILLION)
 
 
It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the authorization of your owned payment through our most respected financial institution (KEY STONE
 
BANK PLC).
 
 
I am Mr. Paul E. John, the KEY STONE BANK payment processing ofiicer. The Nigerian Government, in conjunction with the US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS
 
ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters, has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration, to handle all foreign payments and release them to their
 
appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from the pnc bank n.a usa.
 
Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us, and your email is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their
 
payment before the end of this First term payment quarter of the year 2014.
 
Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Nine Million Eight
 
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only. (USD 9,800,000.00) only.
 
 
To facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:
1) Your full Name:........................................................
2) Your Full Address:.....................................................
3) Phones, Fax and Mobile No:.............................................
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:....................................
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:.........................
 
 
Upon our receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without delays.
 
 
Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person(s) or office so as to avoid distortion of data, you are required to
 
provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from keystone Bank Plc.
 
 
 
Your prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative
 
 
Yours truly,
Mr Paul E John
PAYMENT PROCESSING
OFFICER KEYSTONE BANK PLC.

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