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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: "ftpuser" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <remitcenter@kenyapostbnkweb.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:58:09 -0700
Subject: Contact Kenya Post Bank for $15,000,000 Payment

 
 
 
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Email Owner:
 
Good day to you, this is to inform you that i received official authorization Letter from UN, IMF, CIA, FBI,World Bank, informing me to instruct Kenya Post Bank to pay to you the outstanding funds belonging to you, Your name was found on our list of people whom have not received their funds due to minor problem coursed by the paying bank so we have resolved whatever problem that's holding you from receiving your funds and you will receive payment through Kenya Post Bank right away.
 
 
We are pleased to inform you that your fund with a total value of ($15,000,000 United States Dollars only which includes the interest rate) have been dully remitted to POST BANK KENYA Offshore paying center for onward transfer to your designated bank since the office handling the funds payment to you was unable to follow our instruction which is the reason we have passed express instruction to them to stop contacting you as we have passed out instruction to KENYA POST Bank to pay your funds since their services is more reliable because they operate a five star standard banking with clean records.
 
According to the instruction passed to KENYA POST BANK your payment will be paid to you through bank to bank wire transfer or via ATM card depending on your choice meanwhile kindly get intouch with the bank as soon as you receive this mail notification as your payment file has just been approved to be paid to you at our just concluded meeting.
 
You are therefore required to contact the payment center immediately and quote your payment Ref number:KPB/00WFCIA/2012 For purposes of contact the payment center please see the details below.
 
 
The bank contact details
Kenyan Post Bank
Contact Person:Ayan Ibrahim
Email::remitcenter@kenyapostbnkweb.com
 
 
contact KENYA POST BANK today with your personal details such as your full name..........,Country/State........, Home address........., Phone numbers........ as soon as you get this notification so your funds will be paid to you as approved.
 
We await your fast update as soon as you have contacted KENYA POST BANK As directed so that we will keep a close eye on them and ensure that you are paid immediately.
 
Regards
Tom Nynu
Public Relation officer
Approved by
UN, IMF, CIA, FBI,World Bank

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