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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: "FCMB UK Broadbent House" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gp-cm3@admin.in.th>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 23:13:25 -0500
Subject: TRANSFER ACCOMPLISHED

FCMB UK BROADBENT HOUSE,
65 GROSVENOR STREET,
LONDON W1K 3JH, UK
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUk20114
 
Attention Honorable Beneficiary
 
                                               TRANSFER ACCOMPLISHED
 
This is to inform you that your due wining/inheritance and contract payment valued at Seven Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US7.3M) has been transfered into your local bank account,
reference to the Payment Release Order from  U/S Trasuring instructing our Bank to release the sum of
(US7.3M) from their Escrow Account with us into your designated bank account. Pursuant to the
Irrevocable Authorization from the United States Financial Stability and Recovery Team with an exclusive
Authority to remit the total sum of (US7.3M) into your submitted bank wiring coordinates, I am obliged to
inform you that we have commenced the transfer as instructed by Swift Transfer to your bank account,
congratulations.
 
Consequently, your fund left our bank today and had been scheduled to hit your bank account within the
next 78 banking hours. However, prior to crediting your bank account, you are required to present those
document to your bank immediately and be assured that your bank account will get credit as scheduled.
Be aware that you have to apply urgency on this payment of (US7.3M) will domicile into your bank account.
 
Attached herein is the Transfer Confirmation Slip together with the Approval Document from the United
States Financial Stability and Recovery Team once you show your bank those documents that will enable
us issue out your Fed. Reference Tracking Number which will pave way for final crediting of the funds into
your bank account.
 
 
Note that we shall send to you by Registered Mail all necessary documents legitimizing this payment to
enable you present same to your bank and your government for final clearance and crediting of your bank
account.
 
Thanks in anticipation of your understanding and co-operation.
 
Faithfully Yours
 
Mr Nabeel Malik
Executive Managing Director
FCMB UK Broadbent House,
65 Grosvenor Street,
London W1K 3JH, UK
 
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Registered in UK.
Registered office:
FCMB UK Broadbent House
65 Grosvenor London w1k 3Jh,UK.
Authorized and regulated by the FDIC.
 
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