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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: Commercial Bank Plc <info@commercial.com>
Reply-To: <commercialbnkplc@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:55:51 -0700
Subject: Re: YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IS ABOUT TO BE CLOSED !!!


Attention : Dear Account Owner..
Good day to you.
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This message is coming to you from the Commercial Bank, in regards to your
account that is with us worth $3,980,000.00 which is still pending here in
our bank and will be terminated within the next 7 working days if we do not
get your response, your account will be closed and your funds confiscated
and handed over to the government as abandoned fund you have to get back to
us as soon as you get this email for further inquiry.
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Kindly reconfirm this application put in by Mrs. Jeanne White - she
submitted the under listed bank account information supposedly sent by you
to receive the funds on your behalf.
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The bank information she applied with are stated thus:
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Account Name: Mrs. Jeanne White
Bank name: Citi Bank NA
Bank address: #1230 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Account Number: 013439887655
Routing Number: 2771722
Swift Code: CITIUS30
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The said Mrs. Jeanne White is claiming to this office that you are dead and
have Instructed that all relevant documentation/Information regarding your
Payment / Transfer, be changed to her as the beneficiary of the payment
short-listed among the foreign beneficiaries entitled to receive their
payment.
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We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead as made
mention by your Associate.
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You should note that, if we do not hear from you, we automatically assume
that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mrs. Jeanne
White is correct.
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Contact the accountant to your account Mrs Andrea Wiley Collins, she is the
person in-charge of the account you have to be fast with this.
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Contact Name : Mrs Andrea Wiley Collins
Contact Email Address : andreacollins@qq.com
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Note that we have a very limited time on this now would like you to urgently
respond to this message with your Full Name, Full Address,Direct Phone
Number, Occupation, so that we can advise you on how best to confirm your
fund in your account within the next 7 working days. Once again.
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Best Regards
Mr Charles Johnson
Commercial Bank.

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