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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: "Dr Richard Meddings" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <InfoGroupFinanceDirectorstandardcharteredbankplc@financier.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 23:10:35 +0200
Subject: FROM: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LONDON

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
PO BOX 33244, 54 JERMYN STREET,
LONDON, SWIY 6WL, UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: + 447024012155
FAX: + 447092812652

Dearest Customer,

RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$15,000,000.00

The management of the Standard Chartered Bank United Kingdom writes to inform you of your long overdue payment that has been lying wait in the treasury department of the standard Chartered bank for payment.

With regards to the approval of your Personal information's received and confirmed by the Legal Department of the Standard Chartered Bank United Kingdom as stated below: you are hereby directed to contact Dr Piotr Zajac Senior Investor Relations Manager for immediate payment as your payment officer. The management have authorize Dr Piotr Zajac Senior Investor Relations Manager to have a face to face meeting with you in our office before the approval will be sent to our management to effect payment after meeting with you.

Write To Us

Your details

Title:

First name:

Last name:

Contact numbers:

Tel number:

Fax number:

Email address:

Country:

Can we get in touch with you? Yes / No.

You are therefore authorized to reconfirm to the telex department of the Standard Chartered Bank United Kingdom your complete Personal Information's and Account Information's to enable us carry out your transfer accordingly.

Contact our office Dr Piotr Zajac Senior Investor Relations Manager as soon as possible for more details on your transfer.

Thank you, for your understand and patience.

Mervyn Davies,

Chairman of Standard Chartered PLC

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