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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: "Accounts " <accounts@torinomail.com>
Reply-To: srkumarinc@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:29:12 -0700
Subject: RE:RE:RE:Urgent Payment

Sir/Madam,

RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$6,200,000.00

We at this bank wish to congratulate and inform you that after
thorough review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in
conjunction with the World Bank Auditor General and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment report, your payment file was forwarded
to us for immediate transfer of the above quoted amount to your
designated bank account without delay.

The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard
times by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds,
which has been delayed by some dubious officials.
We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any
money or fee to receive your Inheritance/Contract funds as you have
met up with the whole funds transfer requirements.

Please do contact the approved paying bank.'
Mr Shayne Nelson
Group Executive Director
Emirates NBD
P.O. Box 777 Deira, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Emirates NBD Swift Code: EBILAEAD
Phone: +971 -525-7588-799
Email: info@emirate-nbd.net
Email: shayne.nelson@emirate-nbd.net


Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and
reflect in your account within three (3) bank working days.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification,
kindly forward your FULL CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS
directly to Mr Shayne Nelson.

Yours sincerely,

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