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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: 'Bedrock Agency' <g8@iweem.jp.tn>
Reply-To: <bedrockagency@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 20:27:16 -0700
Subject: RE: INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER OVER DUE PAYMENT OF $5.8M

International Finance Corporation
IFC Accra Regional Office
Hse. No. 1 Central Link Street, South Legon,
P. O. Box CT 2638 Cantonments – Accra, Ghana

Attention:
RE: INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER OVER DUE PAYMENT OF $5.8M

This is to inform you that this office received payment advice from The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay to you the total amount of US$5.8 Million. Note that a final approval has been given to your claim and your funds have been transferred from the International Finance Corporation World Bank Group which has the final authority to transfer out of the shores such amount of Fund.

We have just received an email from one MR. KAMICHI ***** who introduced himself as your next of kin also that you have instructed him to receive the funds into his account on your behalf. MR. KAMICHI ****** informed us that you are dead also that the instruction was given to him before your death. We have asked him to forward the copy of the letter you gave him but have not yet heard from him.

THIS IS THE ACCOUNT DETAILS HE FORWARDED TO US:
Bank Name: MIZUHO BANK, NARIMASU BRANCH.
Address: 2-11-2, NARIMASU, ITABASHI-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN
SWIFT CODE: MSDKBGHUT. Bank Account No: 239-1-563-321.
Beneficiary: ROS LTD. (KAMICHI BLAKE)

We are writing you to confirm this message and if it is not true, you are required this letter with immediate effect notifying us of the need to rectify this fallacy. Please note that a government issued identification would be required to ascertain the authenticity of your claim.

This office would also furnish you with details on how to obtain the transfer Authorization code which proves you the rightful beneficiary of this fund as we don't want the fund to get to the wrong hands. Since that is what our correspondent bank in USA needs for the transfer of your fund to your designated bank account.


Please respond to our office Email address: Office@bedrockagency.org

We await your urgent response.
Rev. Lee Johnson

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