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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: Jones Butler
Reply-To: <jonesbutler50@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:08:50 +0530
Subject: PAYMENT


In due respect, We made new arrangement already with our affiliate bank in=
United States called Bank of America, We have some funds being deposited w=
ith Bank of America so I have instruct Bank of American Manager in 345 park=
avenue New York New York USA to pay you the some of ($52,000,000.00) Fifty=
two million dollars only if you have corporate account with Bank of Americ=
a or you speedily setup bank account with BOA. Please kindly send your Bank=
of America corporate account number, routing number, swift code and accoun=
t name and bank address is urgently required so that the Bank of America br=
anch in 345 park avenue will pay you the ($52,000,000.00) Fifty two million=
dollars only. This amount is now available to be paid to you from stated B=
OA branch, Please contact the Director (CIBC FIRST CARIBBEAN BANK CAYMAN IS=
LAND and FINANCIAL EXPERTS IN PENNSYLVANIA ) Richard Fairbank who is in cha=
rge of this matter as follows: CONTACT NAME: Richard Fairbank CONTACT EMAIL=
:richardfairbak@outlook.com DIRECTLINE NO:+ 1 814 753 4652 As matter of urg=
ency, kindly contact him now so he will order processing of your payments f=
rom bank of America and then your funds will be release after he complete t=
he full processing of your funds. I will wait for your urgent response Rega=
rds Yours in Service Sincerely, Jones Butler Basic Securities 131 Finsbury =
Pavement London EC2A 1NT. London-England UK.=20

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