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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: "Standard Bank Group" <waiganjo@kenyaweb.com>
Reply-To: stdbnkgroup@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 01:17:43 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: Attn: Payment Notification From Standard Bank Group




Standard Bank Plc.
Pated Marble Plaza,1049 Ahmadu Bello Way Garki Area 11 Abuja Nigeria
Phone:Tel: +234(70)34818310
Our Ref: 001/13470/IDR


Attn: Payment Notification From Standard Bank Group

This letter is directly from office of the General Manager Foreign
Transfer Department STANDARD BANK GROUP. Pated Marble Plaza 1049 Ahmadu
Bello Way Garki Area 11 Abuja Nigeria.(Mrs. Dorothy). This is to guide and
intimate you on the approval of your long pending funds worth over Twenty
Two Million United State Dollars(US$22,000.000.00) which was approved in
your name last week after the meeting healed by the Foreign Affairs
Department and the Ministry of Finance.

It is of great importance and concern that we are contacting you, to
letting you know that your funds has been approved and ready for release.
We therefore have received an express mandate from the Ministry Of Finance
and Foreign Affairs Department, to release/transfer the total sum
of(US$22,000.000.00) to your Nominated ACCOUNT from the Government
Reserved Account with this bank, with immediate effect, from the date you
receive this notice.

Note: our concern is to make sure you receive your funds peacefully and
have rest of mind and stop contacting the wrong person(s), office(s) for
your funds, thereby spending a lot of money and yet cannot get your funds.
Note: We are working under supervision by the
Foreign Affairs department and the Ministry Of Finance. Therefore we like
you to understand that this bank is been monitored by the international
bodies and laws regulating the Affairs of the international Banking System
worldwide.

So you are at the right place of getting your funds without any compromise
or delay. All we need from you is your mutual understanding and
cooperation, and you can be rest assured that you will receive your funds.
Note: an arrangement has been made for you to receive your
funds without any stress or delay. You have therefore been provided with
three options, from which you are to choose the one you think best for you
to receive your funds.Kindly choose from below how you would like your
funds to be released to you without any stress through
this bank.

1: Through Master Card. 2: Bank Wire Transfer. 3: On-line Bank
Transfer

You are required to provide us with the following information(s):

1. your full name.
2. Phone number.
3. Your Current Address.
4. Your age
5. Occupation
6. Attach a copy of your ID card for identification.

Sincerely
Standard Bank Group

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