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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: Routing Money Transfer <boysave4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Routing Money Transfer <routingmoney@mail.ru>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 22:55:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Bonafide Beneficiary ,


>From the desk of: Sir. Daniel Akira
Head of Local & International Remittance Dept.
Routing Money Transfer(RMT)Cooperate Office
13250 Grant Rd Cypress Texas
United State of America.
Contact Phone Number : +1409 999 3238
 

Dear Bonafide Beneficiary ,

We are an agent that is affiliate to almost all the financial institution within American continents that uses Routing numbers OR Aba Numbers but we do accept transactions to work with few other banks within & outside of America & European continents without Routing numbers or Aba .


Be informed that this notice is to know the reason why we have not been able to hear from you as this very below email notification was sent to you from this office last week hoping that you will answer immediately as requested.

Note that We have received a payment credit instruction from the World Bank & Euro-bank representative office in New York to credit your account with your Inheritance & compensation funds allocated in your name to the tune of Three Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ( US$3,350,000.00 ) from the reserve joint account of World Bank & Euro-bank with us here.

We are told that this fund is for your both old contract inheritance fund & compensation award as your name appear in their payment list because you are one of the listed citizen that fall into the victim of scam by Africans some time ago and have to accept this amount as your full compensation from them as you have been approved to claim this if you can accept it under minding the amount you  have already spend with those crooks.

However, you shall required to re-confirm the following details as specified below to effect the wire transfer aforementioned above to your designated account details: If you did not have an account with any bank, try and go to any near by bank and set up a savings account with your own name today and get back to us with the account details for us to proceed .

{1}. Your Full Name:.. ..........................................
{2}. Sex  : Male ,and Age:.. ..............................................
{3}. Your Home Address : . .......................................
{4). Your private Cell Phone  :...............................
{5}. Your Bank name: ....... .....................................
{6). Your Bank Address: .........................................
{7}. Your A/c Numbers: ..........................................
{8}. The Name on the act. : ....................................
{9}. Your Swift Code: ...........................................
{10}.Your Routing Numbers OR Aba Numbers : ......................

With this requested information, we shall commence with the transfer in your favor and also have it in mind that your information is highly protected by this great agency. Please do provide the above information accurately because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of funds credited into a ghost account.


Try to make a change to your email password before submitting your details to us because some of those internet hackers and crooks may have access to your password without your consent. You are free to contact us on our phone number : +1409 999 3238. Thanks for your co-operation while looking forward to serve you with the best of our service.


I want you to try and confirm the receipt of this urgent notice today.

Best Regards,
Ms. Gloria Anderson
( Personal Assistant to Sir. Daniel Akira )
Head of Local & International Remittance Dept.
Routing Money Transfer(RMT)Cooperate Office.   

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