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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: "Rev. Father John Ibe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revfatherjohn112@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 08:07:00 -0400
Subject: RECALL OF FUND.

FROM THE DESK OF
REV FATHER JOHN IBE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
ZENITH BANK PLC
# 21 SAKA-TINUBU WAY,VICTORIA-ISLAND
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
TELEPHONE NUMBER:+2348141195222
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
RECALL OF FUND.
 
I am Rev. father John the director foreign operations with Zenith Bank of Nigeria Plc. Be informed that your fund has been recalled by Senate committee on financial Matters. This was Recall after the
interception of the fraud attempt by some group of suspected fraudulent Bank officials, diplomats and other group of persons who was trying to divert the fund to another account in collaboration with those whom called themselves your representatives.
 
It was detected after reconciliation of payment files which was directed by federal government of Nigeria through senate committee after the financial submitting which mandated our legal department to investigate all outstanding payment which is presently pending withour apex banks around the world which your  payment file was among the file the irregularities was detected.
 
The fund was called based on these findings, that upon thorough examination of your dept records. (to ascertain the genuineness of the chargeable claims), and to determine whether or not the procedures of
Inheritance/contract Payment were carried out in conformity with the existing regulations, based on open tender policy, the following discrepancies were duly discovered.
 
1. Your payment procedures were being handled in an unusual transaction pattern, which gave the avenue for all these fallacies and also bogus promises which is totally impossible in any part of the world and also to use it as a blackmail means of extorting money from you. All these contributed to make it impossible for you to receive your fund.
 
2. There was a large scale documentary pilferage, procedure diversions, (using unexciting offshore payment exercise, documentary subversion, procedural hijacking through fraudulent manipulations, all meant to divert your attention by frustrating you out of patience for possible diversion of your payment to other account.
 
3. Based on that your fund has been recalled by the order of the Senate committee for immediate re-transfer. The Senate committee on financial Matters has appointed this bank the Zenith Bank of Nigeria to oversee and settle all the outstanding payment as directed.
 
Finally: your payment file has been directed to us for final verification and release of the above mentioned fund immediately without further delay, you are free to ask any question where you do not understand Very important, please confirm urgently if the bellow account is still available to receive the fund to avoid any wrong
transfer:
 
Bank Name: CIBC
Address: 3315 bayview ave north York Toronto Ontario Canada
Swift code : CIBCCATT
Account Number: 05712 010 9458735
Account Name: Zeev Tuch
 
Your urgent response as confirmation to this massage will be highly in your great favor while we will communicate with you accordingly.
 
 
 
This is to inform you that we have two options of our payment,therefore, you are advice to choose one of the listed two options below, the way you would like to receive your payment and re-confirm the needed information to enable us proceed without any further delay.
 
1)TELEGRAPHICE WIRE TRANSFER,
 
If you choose your payment through Bank to Bank Transfer you will
re-confirm the below banking information:
 
1. Your present residential address........
2. Home and office telephone numbers.....
3. Your last four digits of social security number......
4. Name of account:......
5. Account no: ......
6.Routine number......
7. Name of Bank and address........
 
 
2) Via ATM INTER-SWIFT CARD.And If you choose ATM Inter-Swift Card you
will re-confirm the below information;
1) Your Full Name...
2) Your home address where you want your ATM card to be delivered to....
3) Your home phone# and office phone#.....
 
Do indicate your choice of payment from the short-listed options above to fascilitate your payment.
 
Thank You and Remain Blessed.
 
Rev. Father John Ibe
Director, Foreign Operations Department.
Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc
Tel:+2348141195222
 
 
 

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