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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: dr mark <drm7707@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:38:34 -0800
Subject: HAPPY HOLIDAYS


Friend.

My names are Dr.Mark Dennis. I am the Director General Credit Control
Department of the African Development Bank Plc, working in alliance with
the World Bank West African sub-regional office Accra-Ghana and the
international monetary fund (IMF) office in Ghana.

I am contacting you based on my recent discovery in the office of the
foreign payment assessment unit of the African Development bank as the
newly appointed West African regional foreign contract/Inheritance payment
authorization officer of the bank. I came across a foreign payment file
reference number: BR/102/0005B/XXX8/10 marked in RED. This file contained
your payment information’s indicating that your principal inheritance
amount of US$2.5M have not been paid to you due to some irregularities
intentionally caused by some people of selfish interest and unauthorized
persons regarded as impostors that have handled your payment release in the
past, claiming to be working for you. It will be wickedness of me if I
allow you to suffer more knowing very well that you will never receive any
cent from these people if this problem is not corrected urgently From my
observation you have communicated with so many people from different parts
of Africa regarding this fund and may have paid illegal fees to them
without success due to the irregularities.

I have reported this matter to the World Bank President, the Ghana
Presidency, Accountant General of the Republic and the Chief Justice of the
federal high court of Ghana and they all gave me the mandate to resolve
this issue with you and ensure that your fund is released to you without
any prejudice. Note that a cheque covering the principal amount of your
fund has been approved and deposited in our bank volts as non operational
account for your part payment in the amount of US$2.5M (Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) but this amount will officially be
transferred to your bank account through telegraphic wire transfer or via
ATM MasterCard only.


Please confirm if you actually authorized that your fund should be
transferred to the following bank account below with the National bank of
Canada been submitted by one Mr. John Veprek who claim to be one of your
representative from Canada. He said that you authorized him to claim your
funds with the account due to you are sick and bed ridden

SWIFT MT 100: NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA MONTREAL
SWIFT CODE: BNDC CAMM INT: For payment to: //CC000603951
National Bank of Canada 5811 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C. Canada V6X
4L7UID#014897 By Swift MT 100 in favor of client: John Veprek
Account number: 20 - 407 - 54 TR: 03951

Please note there are some cabals that are against you and the receipt of
this fund and they are the people responsible for these irregularities so
that they can use your fund to enrich themselves after frustrating and
making you to loose much funds. I THEREFORE STRICTLY ADVISE THAT YOU KEEP
EVERY OF MY INFORMATION TO YOU VERY CONFIDENTIAL TILL YOU CONFIRM THE
RECEIPT OF YOUR FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

Meanwhile your fund secret code is (17XRZX206) in case of any of the
impostors call you or send email to you just ask the person to mention your
secret code, this is to safeguard your payment from further embarrassment
by the unauthorized persons. As soon as I hear from you positively, I shall
give you the comprehensive details of your problem and immediate solution
to it so that you will receive your fund within five banking days only.
Please forward your private telephone number and your bank account
information’s as you respond to this mail.You need affidavit of Oath from
high court of Ghana to back up the claim.

Regards,
Dr.Mark Dennis.(D.G.C.C).
African Development Bank Plc Ghana.

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