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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. Arun Rugani" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arunrugani@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:05:11 +0800
Subject: RE: PLEASE CLARIFY

Good Day Beneficiary.
 
 
Compliment of the season to you.
 
 
My name is  Mr. Arun Rugani, the  Director International Remittance Dept SBI.  Of  State Bank Of India, London UK. I have been privileged to see your file several times in this department but transfer has been hampered due to irregularities in the release documentations
 
 
 
I have envisages that it will be easier for am elephant to pass through the eyes of a needle that your funds to be transferred out of this country. And having considered the fact that you must have spent quite a fortune to no avail, I decided to take the bull by the horn.
 
 
WHAT AM I SAYING?
 
On the 25th May 2014, I advised the telex programmer of this bank (STATE BANK OF INDIA)  to effect the transfer of your funds out of our bank to an international Bank of Settlement, Bank of Montreal (BMO) Canadian. It is our considered opinion that your fund is safer out of London to a country and bank of international repute. In the telex Advise forwarded along with the remittance, we advised the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Canadian. that they would identify you when you contact them by quoting the Telex Remittance Number "LDUBN485ZNG"
 
The officer to contact in The Bank of Montreal (BMO) Canadian. is Mrs. Janice M. Babiak.  (Chief Operation  Officer BMO) on the below information:
 
 
Bank of Montreal (BMO) Canadian.
Name: Mrs. Janice M. Babiak
(Chief Operation  Officer BMO)
Email: babiak_bmo@hotmail.com
 
 
Please quote the Telex Remittance Number "LDUBN485ZNG" to enable easy sorting. I would also want you to contact me on my private email above or call me on my Tel: + 44 74522 82179.  When we discuss, I will indicate to you my terms for helping.     
 
 
 
Thanks For Helping Us Serve You Better
 
 
Name: Mr. Arun Rugani.
(Director International Remittance Dept.)
Tel: + 44 74522 82179Login Here to Update
 

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