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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: "Skye Bank Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <skycustomercenter@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 01:38:03 -0700
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED DR GEORGE JEFFERY TO PICK YOUR FUND?

Skye Bank Of Nigeria Registered Office,
121 Tinubu Square,Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.
 
Operational Credit Office
Skye Bank Of Nigeria.
 
Date:12-8-2015
 
NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT
 
======================================
Skye Bank Transaction Notification Service
======================================
 
Alert Type : sb
Account Currency : USD
Transaction Location :  NIGERIA
Description : Non-Resident Checking
Amount:S$2.3Million Dollars.
 
Dear customer
 
We want to let you know that OUR NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR and the  OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES FEDERAL
 
 
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA has instructed us now to transfer your USD$2.3MILLION DOLLARS (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) into your bank account.
 
 
We are going to open account for you in our ONLINE BANK(FREE) for you,
which you will use to log in into our ONLINE BANK and transfer your fund  bit by bit into your bank account.
So get back to them with your,
 
 
1. Your Full Name..............
2. Address............
3.Country.................
4.Age....................
5.Occupation................
6.Telephone Number...........
7.Next Of Kin..................
 
We thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
 
 
Thank you for banking with us.
 
 
Mr Coleman Brown.
Payment Officer
Skye Bank Of Nigeria.
 
 
2012 copy right, Skye bank,24 hours ,7days weekly, Online banking.
 
 
Telex/Wire Department
Skye Bank Of Nigeria.
Telex/Wire Department
(Reply to: skycustomercenter@gmail.com )
 

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