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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: BANK NEGARA NEW YORK <banknegaranewyork2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: new_york.bank_negara@accountant.com
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 12:29:47 +0100
Subject: BANK NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) ( INFORMATION ) URGENT

*IMMEDIATE TRANSFER FROM THE DEPT/ OF TRANSFER UNIT / FOREIGN
REMITTANCE.C/O DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE BANK NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) NEW
YORK BRANCH.*

*OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE /
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,*
*BANK NEGARA NEW YORK (BN)*
*NEW YORK.*
*Tel: 1-646 -553 -2848*

*Our Ref: BN/CBB/IRD/CBX/021/05
/06 Your Ref:.................................*

*"""""(((((( INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ATM INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD
FROM....* *BANK
NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) NEW YORK)))))"""".*

* ATTENTION//:*

*Sequel to your long time outstanding inherited
fund of ($5,500,000.00 DOLLARS),FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND
DOLLARS) in our bank BANK NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) NEW YORK you left in our
bank for so long now.The management of this BANK NEGARA NEW YORK inform you
that we are in receipt of your email message with you full information
dated 30th day of APRIL 2015.We also wish to inform you that with the law
of the WORLD BANK in GENEVA SWITZERLAND constituted that any abandon fund
that left in any INTERNATIONAL BANK IN THE WORLD for more than eight year
without deposit and withdrawal that the said fund should be loaded to ATM
INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD for the customer benefit or order can be made to
transfer the said fund to UNITED NATION UN charity account fund as
unclaimed fund,which was guaranteed by the section 405 and article 10 of
1985 of the WORLD COURT in HAGUE NETHERLANDS HOLLAND constitution.We wish
to bring to your knowledge that this BANK NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) NEW YORK
that we have decided with the the WORLD BANK in GENEVA SWITZERLAND two
option to issue an to ATM INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD for you to be collecting
your ($15,000,000.00 DOLLARS),FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS),part by part
through any ATM CENTER in your country or any country according to law of
the WORLD BANK in GENEVA SWITZERLAND.We are finally going to transfer your
inherited fund to you through our to ATM INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD.Our BANK
NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) NEW YORK foreign remittance director MR.KHAIRUZIN
MOHAMMED ARIF. is the one in charge of your ATM INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD.He
will give you all the information about your ATM INTERNATIONAL VISA
CARD.Open the attached document and see your OFFICIAL FINAL APPROVAL
DOCUMENT OF YOUR ATM INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD and the OFFICIAL ATM
INTERNATIONAL VISA CARD STATEMENT OF YOUR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.We pet and
pamper our customer.Sorry for any inconveniences which this mail may cause
you.*

*NOTED: SEND ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION WITH YOUR FULL ADDRESS AND YOUR
ID CARD BEFORE ANY THING FAIL TO DO THAT WE WILL NOT GET BACK TO YOU*

*MR.KHAIRUZIN MOHAMMED ARIF*.
*FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER ( F.T.M.)*
*BANK NEGARA NEW YORK *
*Tel: 1-646 -553 -2848*

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