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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: "Temi Ofong" <wyd@jshb.gov.cn>
Reply-To: foreignremittance.cbn@mail.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 09:20:33 +0100
Subject: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT PARTICULARS ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE.


South Africa Subsidiary Absa Bank.
Barclays Representative Group Office Nig. Ltd.
708/709, Adeola Hopewell Street, =

Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.
Phone No.: +234-909-924-5408
Fax: +234-1-461-7783
=

I hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. Moon Brown of Lexon g=
roup Ltd. Thamrin Kav 28. Jakarta 10350. Indonesia, with an application to =
receive the contract/Inheritance payment of USD12,500,000.00 (Twelve Millio=
n Five Hundred United States Dollars) on your behalf. Please as a matter of=
urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform u=
s if you are aware or know anything about this.
1. Did you instruct one Mr. Moon Brown of Lexon group Ltd. Thamrin Kav 28.=
Jakarta 10350, whose information's is below, to claim and receive the paym=
ent on your behalf ?
=

=

2. Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment" in his favor thereby making him th=
e current beneficiary with the following account details:
=

Account Name: Lexon group Ltd.
A/C No.: USD114-1025567-8
Bank Name: Standard Chattered Bank.
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111
=

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office with I=
mmediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. Moon Brown to co=
me for the claim of these funds, to enable me endorse for the final payment=
approval order on his behalf.
Regards
Temi Ofong
Chief Executive - Corporate and Investment Banking Africa.

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