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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: FIRST NATIONAL BANK <tammymjorgie@msn.com>
Reply-To: <morgan.stanley42@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 00:27:03 -0500
Subject: RE: LETTER FROM FIRST NATIONAL BANK


FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
SOUTH AFRICA

Re: Contract-inheritance payment worth $10Million US Dollars

This
is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
/inheritance file and found out why you have not received your payment
is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in
respect of your fund. We the First National Bank (FNB) are hereby
bringing to your notice that after due vetting and evaluation of your
file today from the South African government & united world
organization.

The management of this office wishes to inform you
that the resolution from this morning Board of Directors meeting that
your fund in the tune of ($10Million US Dollars) only has been
transferred to our corresponding bank (FIRST NATIONAL BANK PLC),and your
fund will now have to be paid to you through our Corresponding Bank
Branch Pretoria, South Africa, Meanwhile, take note that this new
development came into play due to your delay, for the claim of your fund
from this Bank and because this Bank has Constitution that guides us
and in page 19A of the Sub Section 10C of the 2000 Cons.

Secondly
we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none
officials in the bank and all your attempts to secure the release of
your fund is still in vain. we wish to advise you that such an illegal
act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problem. this idea is the latest
instruction given to this bank by the Federal Ministry of Finance & SA. Securities Exchange Commission.

Finally, re-furnish us with the following below details to avoid any mistake or paying to wrong hands.

1. Your Full name....................................................................
2. Your telephone......................................................................
3. Your country...............................................................................
4. Copy of your driver"s license................................................
5. Your bank name.....................................................................
6. Your account number.............................................................
7. Bank routing...........................................................................
8. Swift code.............................................................................
9. Account holder"s name.......................................................
10. Your correct Age....................................................................
11. Your Occupation......................................................................

Once
again, you have to stop hence your further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) regarding this transaction, this is to avoid any
hitches in finalizing your payment. the transfer of your total sum of
$10Million US Dollars will be affected as soon as possible. Note that
because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is
(FNB-444) you must have to indicate this code while contacting the First
National Bank Plc.

Mr. Jacques Celliers
Chief Executive Officer at FNB South Africa

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