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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: "Frank Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankmorgan@r7.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 13:30:35 +0100
Subject: Urgent Response

Halifax Bank
Address: 2 Wilton Road,
London SW1V 1AN, United Kingdom
Tel.+4477-000-73523

Payment Notification/Re-validation of Claims the sum of $50,000,000,00 usd



Attention;

Please we are very sorry for our delay, As we are trying to put
something’s in other for us to ensure we get successful transfer of
Your fund.
Kindly contact the following Bank below and instruct them to
email you the online access information of your account deposit with
There Bank. Once you receive the information,

Then you ask them to direct you on whom to contact for your fund
transfer Audited payment verified/Release certificate from the
International Finance
Corporation office in Texas United State. This documents is important
for you to secure so that it will protect your fund to arrive into
your account successful without any problem from the International
Monitoring Agency and it cannot cost you much money to obtain. Once you
Obtain the documents; the Bank will equally assist you to place it in
Other for you to get successful transfer of your fund from your online
Banking account with their Bank to your personal regular Bank account
of your choice.

Please you should email the Union Credit Oversea Bank immediately with
The following information as all protocol has been observed to this effect.

Union Credit Oversea Bank
2 Brook St, London
W1S 1BQ,
United Kingdom


Email: sglobal198@yahoo.co.uk


It’s important that you communicate to them immediately to avoid funds
recalling and ensure that your account is credited immediately because
i don't think that the fund will stay much with them this time around.
Further More You are to reconfirm the following;
1 Your full name
2Your address
3 Cell phone number
4 Banking Details
5 Scan copy of valid id;

Therefore you should treat with diligent.

Confirm your receipt of this mail...

Frank Morgan
(Branch Manager)

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