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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: WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK <ffile108@gmail.com>
Reply-To: WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK <national.bnk001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:58:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE OF $17.5Million USD Transfer Release Update.


Hello; BENEFICIARY

We hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic transfer through our bank, Woodforest National Bank (Ohio), to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of $17.5Million USD into your bank account.

This fund was Late President of Libya Muammar Gaddafi discovery fund with world bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American government is in agreement with the Swiss bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand lucky beneficiary in America, Europe, Asia and Africa in other to help improve their life and businesses as United Nations proposed to end poverty in 2022.

Forward the below information to enable us process the transfer of your fund, because our bank cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited to an unknown person. These are the information we need urgently at the moment.

1. Your full name:
2. Your direct cell or office phone to reach you:
3. Your address:

Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Jeremy Horton
Account Officer,
Woodforest National Bank, 
0469 Washington Court House Walmart
Full Service Retail Office
1397 Leesburg Avenue
Washington Court House, OH 43160
United States.

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