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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: "Mr. Kurt Erick" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henshawj58@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:09:11 -0700
Subject: Dear: Valuable Customer!!!

ADDRESS: 24010 Partnership Boulevard, Ruther Glen, VA 22546 U.S.A
Tel: 1 (540) 443 6975
(540) 443 6975


Dear: Valuable Customer

We are delighted to inform you today that We received a valued amount of fund to credit instruction from the United Nation in conjunction with the Federal Reserved

Bank to credit your account with your full Inheritance fund sum of (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States) from the UNION FIRST MARKET BANK Reserve account

with our bank Federal Reserve Board in New York.

Your fund is now deposited in our clearing house transit account which has made cash available for immediate transfer to you. Before your funds can be transferred, you

are required to open a Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online with our bank. As soon as this account is opened by you, we shall credit your total funds

immediately and your login details forwarded to you so that you can login and make the total transfer therein via online wire transfer into your bank account without

delay. We shall receive your application in our system once this has been done by you and submitted, and shall get back to you regarding your account details.

Before we proceed to set up your Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online Account, we want to bring to your notice the simple procedure to achieve this aim with our

bank under my supervision.

You are hereby advise to provide me with the below details, to enable me proceed with the final processing of your funds.

Your Full name & Address....................................
Contact Phone Number / Fax Number............................
Current Occupation..............................
Marital Status..............................
Sex...................................
Age........................
Scan copy of your Working ID/ Int'l Passport.............................

Meanwhile, you have to clearly understand that, before we can set up a new Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online Account for you here in our bank, the opening

fee must be paid by you and it will be reflected in our database .

Your Immediate Response is Highly needed to enable me commence for the Online Account.

contact Mr Henshaw on email; info.bankatunion.us@barid.com

Thanks


Best Regard's
Mr. Kurt Erick

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