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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: " Mr.Wong Mr. Wong Alex" <toldf@telemart27.base.pk>
Reply-To: <mrwongalex@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:20:17 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER (US$9,500,000.00)

Standard Chartered Bank
Jalan Sultan Ismail Branch
Banking and Finance
36, Jalan Sultan Ismail

FUND TRANSFER (US$9,500,000.00).

We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic
Transfer through our Standard Chartered Bank, to your bank
account,which has been officially approved by the management of World
Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$9.5 Million into your bank
account. Note that I have started processing your payment and
everything concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be
carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we
received your below needed information.

Also be informed that the Governor of Bank in London (BL) will sign on
your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World
Bank in Swiss for some record purposes. Meanwhile your information and
your full contact details were received from our research
manager,Barr. Atan Chu on your behalf to FRB for immediate
release of your fund This fund was part of the lodged Late President
Saddam Hussein of Iraq 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 people
in America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their businesses.

Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because
this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of
funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.
These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.

1. Your Full Bank Account Details
2. Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you
3. Your address of locations
4. Your full name


Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above
information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment. Your
quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should
be directed through our alternative email address for the immediate
attention of the credit control department.

Yours in Service,
Mr. Wong Alex
Director, Credit / Telex Dept.Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Email,StandardCharteredB@foxmail.com

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