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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" <mailbox007007@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mailmailorgorg66@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 06:25:38 -0400
Subject: Dear valued customer,




InterBank Clearing House
United States of America
www.interBankclearinghouse@usa.org
Our Ref: CMMSEC/UBUK-HJSR/.5M/005.
Date:11th May ,2015

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$2.5M 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 Apex Bank of Canada 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 Canada Financial
Stability and Recovery Team which you will present to your bank for
confirmation of the wire transfer after 72 banking hours

Yours truly,

Mr Jerry Ursula Burnett
Remittance Manager


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