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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: " WORLD BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wrldbnkauditors@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 02:46:37 +0200
Subject: DEAD OR ALIVE?

CONSULTANT. James Ego
WORLD BANK PAYMENT CONSULTANTS
DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
New Zealand House
Hay market
London, SW2Y 4TE, UK.

Attention BENEFICIARY:

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision
of this FIRST quarter of this year 2016, we discovered that the Bank
Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis
that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an
authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there
are some bank officers who are collaborating with Retired Staffs and
corrupt attornies to make these changes illegally without the
knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors. Reports of our investigation show
clearly that while these men subject you to continuos upfront
payments,they equally kepT on making plans to divert Your fund. The bank account below
was discovered in the system as the account submitted by you for
the receipt of the fund.

Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road, Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Mr Robin Steven
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually you instructed this and
hence decided to call and write to you. If proved otherwise by you
that you did not instruct this change, please forward to us all the
related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number,
contact address. Copy of your ID and your real bank account ,these
details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you
actually did not instruct this change.

Please Note: To help us fish this people out any where they
are, this massage should not be forwarded to them,Upon verification of
the information you may submit today, We shall instruct for the
release of your inheritance fund. We hope you will not
hamper the smooth conduct of your payment this time.

Yours in Service,
Consultant.James Ego Head Auditor
Rhounda Murray (secretary

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