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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: MISS CARA <WWW.@luck.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MISS CARA <African.bank18@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:12:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ISSUE HAS APPROVED YOUR FUND

Dear Friend
This is to inform you that, your total fund of $2,500,000.00 usd,
was re-called back to the issuing bank (AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK),
under the instruction of Federal Government Treasurer for onward transfer
into your bank account. Now the AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK has approved your
fund $2.5 Million to be transfer into your bank account without any delay.
Therefore, your are advice to contact the AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK on their
information given below and they will transfer your fund to your
bank account upon the reconfirmation
of your bank information as listed below:

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)FOREIGN OPERATION MANAGER:
MR.JARK PETER CONTACT NUMBER +22999566516,+22999927532
EMAIL: (african.bank18@gmail.com )
Robert
Once again, you are advised to reconfirm your bank information as listed
below:

FULL NAME:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
YOUR BANK NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
IBAN:
OCCUPATION retired
SWIFT CODE OR ROUTING NUMBER:
COUNTRY: Canada
COPY OF YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PASSPORT ATTACHMENT:

These are the requirements that you needed before the transfer process.
Therefore confirm the receipt of this massage as soon as you receive it
for immediate action.

Regards,
MISS CARA

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