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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: FCMB <deskoffice708@gmail.com>
Reply-To: petubaego54@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 04:08:11 -0700
Subject: REMINDER PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$2.3M

THE DIRECTOR.INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPT,
FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK (F.C.M.B).
PLOT 1661, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS- NIGERIA.


SIR,


RE: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$2.3M.

I am the Executive Director and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Foreign
Payment Clearing of First City Monument Bank Plc, Sometime ago in our bank
your Long Over-due contract fund was brought to our bank from the Apex
Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N.) and after some period, this money
was taken back to the Federal Government Treasury for the period of time
this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$2.3 Million
which we are about to be paid to you either via Atm Card or Bank to Bank
Wire Transfer you have to choose any of the mentioned mode of payment you
want.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick up this fund
because of the just concluded Presidential election, the CBN new auditors
are likely to be in our Bank to cross-check our files and our financial
updates the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery/Release of
the fund, the faster the action because the CBN Officials want the accrued
interest to be paid to them but we refused.

So when they find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they
will want to call back the money to the Federal Government treasury.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example:
your International Passport or your driver's license, then your telephone
and fax number for easy communication with your mailing address where this
ATM card will be delivered to you or your banking details for direct wire
transfer.

As a matter of fact, we don't have enough time to waste since we have
wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with
the entire necessary requirement for remittance. Fill the attached form and
return same.

Expecting your immediate response by email.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Peter Ubaego .
Director, First City Monument Bank Plc.

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