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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: Russell March <ruselmmarch@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Russell March <ruselmarch@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:46:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON


DEAR FRIEND,
 

I AM MR. RUSSELL E. MARCH, THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT AND OPERATION OF OUR . MY OFFICE MONITORS AND CONTROLS THE AFFAIRS OF ALL BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN LONDON (UK) CONCERNED WITH FOREIGN CLAIM PAYMENTS. I AM THE FINAL SIGNATORY TO ANY TRANSFER OR REMITTANCE OF HUGE FUNDS MOVING WITHIN BANKS BOTH ON THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.
 
I HAVE BEFORE ME LIST OF FUNDS, WHICH COULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO SOME NOMINATED ACCOUNTS AS THESE ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED EITHER AS GHOST ACCOUNTS, UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS AND OVER-INVOICED SUM ETC. YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE PEOPLE EXPECTING THE FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO THEIR ACCOUNT. ON THIS NOTE; I WISH TO HAVE A DEAL WITH YOU AS REGARDS TO YOUR UNPAID FUNDS. I HAVE YOUR FILE BEFORE ME AND HOPE YOUR DATA'S ARE CORRECT AND UN-TAMPERED UNLESS YOU RECONFIRMS IT.
 
AS IT IS MY DUTY TO RECOMMEND THE TRANSFER OF THESE SURPLUS FUNDS TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TREASURY AND RESERVE ACCOUNTS AS UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE YOU BASED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS I RECEIVED 2 DAYS AGO FROM THE BRITISH COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT /INHERITANCE PAYMENTS / FOREIGN DEBTS TO SUBMIT THE LIST OF PAYMENT REPORTS / EXPENDITURES AND AUDITED REPORTS OF REVENUES.
 
AMONG SEVERAL OTHERS, I HAVE DECIDED TO REMIT YOUR PAYMENT FUND FOLLOWING MY IDEA THAT WE HAVE A DEAL/AGREEMENT AND I AM GOING TO DO THIS LEGALLY.  I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER. ALSO NOTE THAT FROM MY RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT IS  $17.5MILLION DOLLARS (SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED  STATES DOLLARS). MY CONDITION ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
 
1. THE SUM OF US$2M.ONLY WILL PAID INTO AN ACCOUNT I WILL PROVIDE YOU AFTER YOU HAVE CONFIRMED THE TRANSFER OF YOUR SUM INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (T/T), CONFORMABLE IN 3 WORKING DAYS.
 
2. THIS DEAL MUST BE KEPT BETWEEN ME AND YOU FOREVER, AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE STRICTLY BY EMAIL / TELEPHONE, FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.
 
3. THERE SHOULD BE NO THIRD PARTIES AS MOST PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR FUND RELEASE ARE CAUSED BY YOUR AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVE.
 
 BELOW ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER PROCESS:-
 
 A. YOUR FULL NAMES
 B. YOUR VALID HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS
 C. YOUR SEX
 D. YOUR BUSINESS/OCCUPATION
 E. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE, CELL NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS.
 F. THE NAME OF YOUR BANK
 G. THE ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK
 H. YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER
 I.  THE SWIFT CODE NUMBER
 J. THE ROUTING NUMBER (if any)
 K. BENEFICIARY/ACCOUNT NAME
 
ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION SHALL BE FORWARDED TO ME, UPON MY RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE REQUESTED DATES ABOUT YOU.
 
IF YOU AGREE WITH MY CONDITIONS, L SHALL ADVICE YOU ON WHAT TO DO IMMEDIATELY AND THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE WITHOUT DELAY AS I WILL PROCEED TO FAX YOUR NAME ON THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE INSTANTLY TO MEET THE THREE DAYS MANDATE. I HOPE YOU DON'T REJECT THIS OFFER AND HAVE YOUR FUNDS HENCE I EXPECT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE STRICTLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL   ruselmarch@yahoo.co.jp
 
WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ONLY ONLY THROUGH  THIS EMAIL ADDRESS       (  ruselmarch@yahoo.co.jp )
 
 
 
YOURS IN SERVICE,
 
RUSSELL E. MARCH.



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