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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: "Atta" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <malu.atta@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 17:44:52 +0100
Subject: CBN

Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone,
Abuja,
 
Attn:-Unpaid Beneficiary,
Dear Sir,
I wish to use this medium to inform you that your over due CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Part Payment of USD$ 10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA have been APPROVED for onward transfer to you via KTT/BANK to BANK transfer.
However, we have received an email from one Mr. MARK DOMAN, who told us that you send him to represent you and He has also submitted the below account details for us to transfer your funds to him.
Bank: Bank of America
1121 N 205th St, Shoreline, Wa 98133
Bank routing number: 167000024
Bank account number: 3619672201
Account Holders name MARK DOMAN
Please confirm to us that you sent this man to receive your fund on your behalf. If not, you advice to get back to  us with immediate effect. In your response kindly reconfirm your data as listed below;-
1. Your FULL NAME
2. Your FULL ADDRESS
3. Your Occupation
4. YOUR Banking details where we shall remit your payment into.
5. Your Telephone and fax number
As soon as you reconfirm the details as required, we shall process your payment immediate without delay. To avoid jeopardized our effort, we shall advice you to keep this confidential until we transfer your fund into your bank account. We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past years.
Reply Urgently
Yours  faithfully.
Malu Atta.
Internaional Wire Dept.
Central Bank of Nigeria

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