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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: "Ms Ria Chains" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <riachains101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:27:20 -0800
Subject: TT Wire Instructions

Dear Sir/Ma ,
 
Attached is the Remittance information your customer instructed to be  carried out on your Account.
 
Kindly cross check it to know if your Bank information and the amount  is correct we'll
await your reply
 
Remittance Services Division,
 
Bank AL Habib Limited.
 
 
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This is a system generated email. In order to download Adobe Acrobat  Reader, please Click Here [1] . This email and files transmitted with  it are confidential and intended solely for the entity to which they  are addressed. If you have received this email by mistake, please  notify by sending an email to info@bankalhabib.com. This
e-mail has been scanned for viruses. However, we advice the recipient  to check this email and any attachments for viruses. We accept no  liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.
 
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Ref_SI:1241234.
 
Confidentiality Notice:
 
 
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Disclaimer:-
This email and any attachments to it (the"Communication") is  confidential and is for the use only of the intended
recipient. The Communication may contain copyright material of Bank AL  Habib Limited 111-014-014 (Call Centre). If you are not the intended  recipient of the Communication, please notify the sender immediately by
return email, delete the Communication, and do not read, copy, print,  retransmit, store or act in reliance on the Communication. Any views  expressed in the Communication are those of the individual sender  only,unless expressly stated to be those of Bank AL Habib. Bank AL  Habib does not guarantee the integrity of the Communication, or that  it is free from errors, viruses or interference.
 
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