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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 Gerald Brad" <franklin77w@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: officialnotice111@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:48:04 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Re-funding Alert

Hello
I want to get back to you as to know why i have not heard from you regarding your compensation payment of USD$950,000.00 Approved by the United Nations & Federal
Govt of Rep Du Benin for your lost fund to the scammers. Please let me know if you receive this mail in an error.Note that your payment of USD$950,000.00 has been
approved and waiting for your confirmation and account data to be receiving the payment from the below stated account where all the compensation fund paid to by the
United Nations & Federal Govt of Rep Du Benin, for security reasons in ZÃœRICH,SWITZERLAND.

CREDIT SUISSE, CH-8038 ZÃœRICH,SWITZERLAND
ACCOUNT NO:0872-456011-91
IBAN: CH55 0487 2045 6011 9100 0
SWIFT CODE: CRESCHZZ8OT

Kindly get in touch with us today by email or through our telephone number below for further instructions/assistance.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Gerald Brad.
Director,Anti-Fraud Unit.
Financial Services Regulation Committee
Plot 33,ATB Way Cadastral Zone.
Call +22 96 85 232 13


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