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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: "FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yemisi.edun.fcmbplc@admin.in.th>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:07:46 +0100
Subject: Please Expedite Action

Dear Sir / Madam,

I am contacting you in respect of our deceased customer, Mr. Mike D. Hodge. An expatriate contractor with West Energy Oil and Gas Limited. He died in an automobile accident on June 03, 2010 with his wife and two children.

Before his death, he deposited the sum of Three Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand American Dollars USD3,750,000 in his domiciliary account with our Bank. All my efforts to locate his legitimate relations or next of kin since he died has proved abortive as he did not indicate such in all the documents he tendered to our Bank.

As the account officer to Mr. Hodge, I have been mandated by the management of our bank to provide his beneficiary next of kin or the money will be reverted to the banks treasury as unclaimed deposit. It is on the strength of this mandate that I am soliciting for your permission to use your name as the beneficiary next of kin to Mr. Hodge to process all the required documents in your favor and transfer this money into your bank account.

You will be compensated with 30 Percent of this fund for your assistance, 20 Percent will be set aside for all expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction while you keep the remaining 50 Percent safely for me. This transaction is risk free, strictly private and must be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Please contact me through the above email address with your Address, telephone and fax numbers indicating your acceptance of this offer. I have fourteen (14) banking days to conclude this transaction on receipt of your response. Please expedite action.

Sincerely Yours,
Yemisi Edun (Mrs.)
Chief Financial Officer.
First City Monument Bank

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