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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: "Accounts" <admin@vps.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:28:26 -0000
Subject: Bank details


Dear Sir,

The following attachment is the Bank Details Form.

(1) Please type in your required fields highlighted in yellow on the
attached form.

(2) Print out the completed form, endorsed with an authorized signature
and with your company's stamp at the bottom of the page

(3) Once above mentioned done, kindly scan a copy and send back to us


Look forward to your reply. Thank you!


Thanks & Regards,
Sasha Fernando
Accounts Administrator | Finance

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immediately permanently delete it. Please ensure you have appropriate
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