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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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Fraud email example:

From: Contract Review Centre <info.contractreviewdesk@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 01:08:47 -0700
Subject:


>From the Desk of: Ms,Maria Smit
SCB Standard Chartered Bank PLC
Tel: +234 8023500006

Dear Sir,

Re: Relief gesture from the management

I suppose you will be sending the clearance fee today, this is no time for
argument and procrastination, there will be no extension after this Friday
the 1th of July 2014, what in the world will make you to believe or even
think that I can lie or deceive you for this long period of time, this
inheritance payment clearance can never be revived again after this
deadline, I want us to get this finally cleared and release your fund, this
has been over delayed, I cannot diffuse the tension this has generated any
longer, they want this fund be released to your account as transferred once
this $700 fund release PIN code is paid or be returned to the treasury as
unclaimed, you need to get this done now, I'm warning you, find a way to
get this clearance fee and send it as that is the only obstacle between you
and your transferred inheritance fund of $10.5m, otherwise you will loose
your fund, be serious about this as my heart is bleeding to see you loose
this fund after all that has gone into it and when you are now so close to
getting it, get this done immediately.

I know that you are making effort and attempt, but that is not enough, the
window of opportunity is fast closing behind you, and I don't want you to
loose this fund, when others has been dully paid, you really don't seem to
understand the gravity of the situation, you really have no reason loosing
your inheritance fund of $10.5m now that it is truthfully, legally and
genuinely paid, you have no excuse whatsoever to loose it, if you have
genuine intention to get the requisite clearance fee so that we can get
everything as required done and release your fund, you would have done
that, you could have doubled your effort, but you are somehow thinking evil
of the payment, and that is very surprising and worrisome. I don't want you
to loose your fund and I will advice you not to loose it because this
payment this time around is real and you will not pay any other money again
after this and your fund would be released. Get this done, I know what I am
saying, you will never get another opportunity of having genuine government
and bank officials handle your payment and this is your gateway into
recouping all you have invested and lost in this inheritance payment
clearance and earn your entitlement.

You have no regards to management payment order and instructions and you
seldom respond to my messages, and that is very worrisome as we cannot
continue on this your payment forever when every other beneficiary
shortlisted alongside with yours in their different categories for
settlement have all received their funds and we continue to give you
notification without any attempt to even respond from your side, everything
about this payment clearance will end Friday next week 10th of July and I
even said that you can pay this in bits, you need to show commitment now by
sending whatever you have now and the rest later to avoid having this
payment terminated. We have just this week to worry about this inheritance
fund payment clearance and you absolutely need to fulfill the needed
payment obligations as required of you so that we get this clearance done
and release your fund immediately, any attempt to flout this order again
will immediately lead to cancellation of the transfer and termination of
payment and return of this fund to the treasury as unclaimed.

Receiver’s Name: AMAECHI JERRY
No. 17, Femi Close Lagos Nigeria
Test Question: What Color? Answer: Green
Amount: $700

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation

yours Faithfully

Ms,Maria Smit
Foreign Operations Department
International Remittance Office
Standard Chartered Bank PLC

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