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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: "Interpol Dept" <info@athree.com>
Reply-To: ocasosegurid@info.al
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:04:05 +0000
Subject: Interpol

Your Kind Attention

We wish to enlighten you on the subject matters since we found it very difficult to conclude transfer which has lasted for a while. The office for Human Developments and the Directorate for International Relationship of the British Ministry of Finance has taken power from the Bank of England to call back your awarded fund amounting sum of 1,000,000.00 Great British Pounds from Indian Mother Bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to London. This step was taken based on the situation we observed that you are passing through to receive this fund in to your Indian local account; therefore we set up a committee to arrange your fund to be credited on an ATM MasterCard which will make it safer and easier to be delivered to your home without any further hindrance. The British Ministry of Finance has mandated the Royal Bank of Scotland to credit GBP 1,000,000.00 on a Global ATM MasterCard and send it to you along with some other relevant documents to your door step.

Very Important!!!

Beneficiaries' responsibility: We hereby inform you that by the virtue law you are required to arrange the sum of (£120 Pounds) equivalent to (11900 INR) for the World Bank authorization stamping code for your ATM card. This is your sole responsibility as we have ran off all the domestic bills from different ministries and offices to secure your outgoing order for your ATM and its documents. Kindly ask Royal Bank of Scotland on how you will make this payment as you are filling the form do not overlook this as it is your right to secure your fund. Give this instruction a consideration before filling this form

CONTACT DR. FRANK STEVE
Director Foreign Remittance Dept
Royal Bank Of Scotland
Email: Payingfund@3mail.Ie
Tel: +44-7855998187

Contact Him With The Following:
Full Name
Zip / Postal Code
Direct Mobile Phone
Occupation
Sex
Account Holder
Bank Name
Bank Account No
Bank IFSC Code
Full Home Addresses
Scan Copy Of Your Id Card Or Driving License:

Note This information will be used by the courier company in the delivery of your ATM. Upon writing to DR. STEVE do inform him that you were directed by the British Ministry of Finance. We look forward on when you will receive your ATM MasterCard.

Accept Our Warm Regards Signed,
Mr. George New Man
The British Ministry Of Finance
Permanent Secretary To The Ministry
King Charles Street,
London, Sw1a

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