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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: "InterBank Clearing House United States" <mailmailorgorg66@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:46:15 -1000
Subject: (No subject header)

Interbank Clearing House
www.interBankclearinghouse@usa.org
Our Ref: CMMSEC/UBUK-HJSR/.5M/005.
Date:11th Oct,2014

Attn:
Dear valued customer,


With reference to the Payment Release Order from the Federal
Reserve Bank instructing Interbank Clearing House my office
to release your approved sum into your designated bank
account. Pursuant to the Irrevocable Authorization from the
United States Financial Stability and Recovery Team with an
exclusive Authority to remit your total sum of US$1.5M into
your banking coordinates.

3.) FUNDS' RELEASE BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (TT):
This system of payment entails that you the beneficiary will
provide your regular checking account nominate and the
concerned remittance authorities of this office will effect
the release of the approved funds by Wire Telegraphic
Transfer DIRECTLY to your beneficiaries account destination.
The account information from you the
beneficiary must include, Your Full Name, Bank name, Address
of bank, Account Number, Routing Number / swift or Sort Code
and Name on Account.

I am obliged to inform you that we will commence the
transfer as instructed by Federal Reserve Bank through Swift
Wire Transfer to your bank account upon the confirmation of
your banking details.

As soon as the wire transfer of your fund is effected I will
send to you a copy of the wire slip which you will Download
Open Preview together with the Approval Document from the
World Bank and United States Financial Stability and
Recovery Team which you will present to your bank for
confirmation of the wire transfer after 72 banking hours.

Your constant communication especially via email is very
important to enable us attend to your Approved Allocation
File regularly for prompt payment.

Yours truly,

Mr Graham Douglas
Remittance Manager

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