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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: Ecows West Africa <ecowswestafrica@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 17:12:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTN CUSTOMER,




ATTN CUSTOMER,

THE MANAGEMENT OF ACCESS BANK PLC  REPUBLIC  NIGERIA, WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF OUR ATM CARD  ISSUED IN YOUR FAVOR  WITH CASH AMOUNT OF $2.500,000 ONLY,FROM YOUR AGENT  MRS. GLADYS  GARDNER AND SHE TOLD US TO  CANCELLED THE CARD ,BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE IT,SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY AND TELL US WHAT IS GOING ON.YOU CAN  CONTACT OUR MANAGER MR. PAUL  IBEH ON THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS accessbank1994@yeah.net  BEFORE WE CAN TAKE ANY ACTION.

 

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS  MAIL

 

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS. GRACE DAN.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS

ACCESS BANK PLC

















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