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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: FROM BANK OF AFRICA <info.presidentecb2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:39:47 +0300
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY.




DEAR BENEFICIARY.

AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND
PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU BUT YOUR LOCAL
PARTNERS. I AM THE DIRECTOR BANK OF AFRICA AS ENCLOSED. SOMETIME LAST
YEAR,YOUR PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH
ONE OF THE MINISTRIES HERE AND REQUESTED THAT I SHOULD ASSIST THEM TRANSFER
YOUR FUND TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS M TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME FIRST ,000.00 AND GIVE
ME ANOTHER 0,000.00 WHEN THE FUND REFLECTS IN YOUR CHOICE ACCOUNT. WHEN
THEY SAW THAT I HAVE PROGRAMMED THE FUND AND YOUR NAME WAS APPROVED FOR
PAYMENT, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE FIRST AGREED ,000.00,THEY STARTED
AVOIDING ME WHICH RESORTED INTO THREAT SO I
HAD TO DELETE THE TRANSFER CODE WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME BECAUSE OF MY
POSITION, ALL OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND AND N.O.K PAYMENTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY
PAID APART FROM YOURS THAT IS PENDING IN MY FOLDER. WHEN THEY SAW THAT
THEIR THREAT
DID NOT WORK, THEY STARTED BRIBING OTHER LOW-KEY OFFICIALS
WITH YOUR MONEY TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO EFFECT
TRANSFER BUT THEY CANNOT SUCCEED. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM 100%
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF TRUST. PLEASE CONSIDER
WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED THROUGHOUT YOUR CLAIM PROCESS WITHOUT ANY RESULT.

NO. 1: I WILL HAVE 10% OF THE ENTIRE MONEY AFTER IT REFLECTS IN YOUR
ACCOUNT AS IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US THAT IS LEFT.

NO. 2: YOU WILL ASSIST ME TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY SON
WHERE YOU WILL PAY IN MY OWN 10%.

IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU,SO AS TO FINALIZE AND TRANSFER
YOUR FUNDS AFTER DUE OFFICIAL PROTOCOL IS OBSERVED THROUGH UNITED BANK OF
AFRICA. IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED THEN DELETE MY EMAIL BUT IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED GET BACK TO ME ON THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER +2348085295198 AS I
WOULD APPRECIATE VERBAL DISCUSSION FOR A POSITIVE
OPERATION. ALSO SEND YOUR FULL DETAILS SUCH AS YOUR DIRECT MOBILE PHONE,
YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS
ETC.

WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPOND.

SINCERELY YOURS,

ANDREW ROGERS
+2348085295198


----------DISCLAIMER----------------

This e-mail and any attachments are confidential. They may contain privileged information and are intended for the named addressee(s) only. Unless expressly stated, opinions in this e-mail are those of the individual sender and not for The Karen Hospital. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or e-mail the sender and delete this message and any attachments immediately.

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