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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Moshin Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mirinkwo@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 09:02:24 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP

Attention: Fund Benneficiary ,
This is to inform you that your total fund has been  transferred to the Federal Reserve Bank New York,  Note: that you will receive your fund through Telephone  banking ,by this process  you can transact through your telephone keypad  which entails obtaining account balances ,list of latest transactions, electronic bill payments and funds transfers between a customer's or another's accounts.From our point of view, this will enable you to access handle the transfer of your long awaited funds yourself leaving you to be in total control of your transaction securely and delivering your funds wherever you want it in  a timely manner and without unnecessary bank protocols .  The amount available is  Ten  Million Five Hundred  Thousand United States.Dollars (US.$10,500,000.00). All you need is to  contact them and get access instructions   so that you can remit the funds via tele-banking to any any designated  ac! count of your choice by "yourself"
 
Your new Payment Reference No is .-35460021, Allocation No: 674611 Password No : 339331 , Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013. Please verify and contact us as we have done everything to make sure the your money is credited , despite the grim circumstances down here so there is a green go ahead  light meaning" pay" which means  the bank is waiting as soon as they hear from you to remit.
 
  Be informed that Mr.Eric Peralta whi is incharge will  do all that is humanly possible to make sure that you receive this fund  all he  needs is your full co-operation for him  to   serve you well and get your funds to you once and for all,as he  might drop your files immediately  if he notices any unseriousness from you , he is  a high rank and very busy  official in the US banking sector today, his   contact is as good as gold and would be of high advantage to you , if only you can realize that he  is  the only one to make things happen now in your side now,follow every instruction he gives you seriously to ensure that this payment reaches you now that we have the opportunity to pay you as there will be no more payment coming  under your name and files to you if you miss this payment of this last quarter contact the bank immediately with the  below details :
 
Online Banking Department. 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, United States,  Tel:(646) 504-5246
Phone No:text and call (646) 504-5246    
 
 
Send him the following details so that they can be sure it is really you to ensure that the funds reaches the right hands also reconfirm the following details to him: 1. Your full name And Address   2. Telephone Mobil & Fax Numbers direct lines for easy reach 3. Occupation and Age  4.A scanned copy of your drivers license passport  or any valid identification document.
Should you find this message and will like to secure your payment with out further hindrances as was In the past then I mandate you to urgently contact Mr.  Eric Peralta. Whatever be the case please get back to me for advice or email me, I plead with you as the transfer has been placed already,(SCHEDULED FOR PAYMENT )! and this is the last payment for this year  moreover this is a huge amount of money involved,for the security and safe delivery of this funds to your state side  account and also for the payment to be in correspondence with all legal  documentations,so that we can update our records here for future references.  Having received these vital payment number/information , You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment in a matter of 48-72 . Please reply and comply to this message urgently and email me back immediately you receive this massage, and once you contact them, I will await your urgent response,please do not border repl! ying this email if you can not com
 
Dr. Moshin Ali  
(918) 280-9627

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