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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: <4@dsbehhe.bd.tn>
Reply-To: <office.nfti@qip.ru>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:44:25 +0300
Subject: WHO IS MICHAEL SMITH ???

In-respect to Beneficial Email Address,

PAYMENT TRANSFER SCHEDULE NOTIFICATION.

We wish to inform you that we received unconditional instruction from the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank Assisted Program and the (IMF) to release the sum of 10.8mUSD (Ten million eight hundred thousand united states dollars) into your account.

Your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding beneficiary who have not received his overdue payments. Following your file record your outstanding contract payment increased to 10.8m USD, as the Government compensation to all legal foreign contractors base on the promise made by the president to support the united nation on anti-corruption campaigns. Please re-confirm to us if this is in line with your record and also re-confirm the followings;

#1) your full name. #2) Home Telephones or mobile. # 3) Full address and your Occupations. #4) Your City and Country. #5) marital status.

The above information will enable us procure payment clearance slip and identification transfer access code (T.A.C). As soon as we have procured and send transfer payment papers to you, all you need to do is send the documents with the transfer access codes to your bank so they can access your funds and credit your account immediately the transfer order advise is released on that same day.

The code will not be processed until we read from you because ever since your name was published as one of the beneficiary in the official debts settlement gazette chart of 15/02/2016, we have had at least two people send us letters purportedly written claiming to be from you demanding for a change in the receiving bank details; Please see below Mrs. Michael Smith presented the understated account details for the transfer, please confirm do you know about this person and details:

MR. MICHAEL SMITH, Bank name: BANK OF AMERICA, ILLINIOS CHICAGO. Account number: 8503809427, ILLINIOS CHICAGO, USA.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively and Please do not reply if you are not the rightful owner of this email address. Note that you might receive this message in your inbox or spam or junk folder depending on your web host or server network.

Yours sincerely,
MR Ehouman Kassi
Director Int Remittance Unit.
ECO Bank plc.
78, Upper Hill Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Ph::+254-733296899

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