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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: "Mrs.Maureen Swart" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maureenswart65@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:07:31 -0700
Subject: Clarify.

Halifax Bank Scotland PLC
81 Kingsland High Street, Dalston
London E8 2NB
 
>From The Desk of Mrs.Maureen Swart
Head of remittance department Halifax Bank Scotland PLC
 
Attention: Sir/Madam,
 
 
Your payment file worth the total sum of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$6.500,000.00) was brought to my desk this morning for change of ownership which-took me time to look into your payment file to know why your overdue payment should be transfer to JUPITER ARANZA DESPHY JR. and I found out in your file name that you have made several effort. My question is why this sudden change of beneficiary name, are you aware of this new development to transfer your funds into this bank account below.
 
Bank Name: WELLS FARGO BANK
Bank Address: 8190 WEST SAHARA AVENUE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89117, USA
Account Name: AEGIS CAPITAL ENTERPRISE
Account Signatory: JUPITER ARANZA DESPHY JR.
Account Number: 1017680768
Routing Number: 121000248
SWIFT Code: WFBIUS6S
 
Can you kindly get back to me and let me know if you are aware of this change of beneficiary and the transfer of your fund to the above account. I await your immediate response.
 
Sincerely,
Mrs.Maureen Swart
Head of remittance department Halifax Bank PLC

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