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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: NEW YORK. <info@itvls.com>
Reply-To: <bannereyut877@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 11:18:47 +0100
Subject: EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, BANK NEGARA NEW YORK (BN) NOTICE,NOTICE

NOTICE,NOTICE


HOW ARE YOU, OUR DIRECTOR JUST CONTACTED ME NOW TO INFORM YOU THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY YOU WE SEND THE FEE, IF YOUR NOT GOING TO SEND IT TO THEM TODAY FOR YOUR DOCUMENTS YOU WILL LOST THIS FUND, IS ABOUT TO RETURN TO UNITED STATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT, WHICH I WILL NOT HAPPY OK ,


National Bank
O BOX 36520 Louisville, KY 40233.

TRY YOUR BEST NOTING YOUR GOING TO LOST AGAIN THAT IS MY PROMISE TO YOU OK, TRY BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE HAPPY IF YOU LOST THIS YOUR FUND WITH THE INTEREST OF YOUR FUND,

I KNOW YOU HAVE LOST MUCH MONEY BUT AM HERE IN STATE PROMISING YOU NOTING YOU WILL LOST AGAIN,

TRY GET BACK TO ME SO I WILL GET THERE INFORMATION WHERE YOU WILL SEND THE FEE FOR THE DOCUMENTS OR YOU HAVE THE INFO ALREADY BECAUSE OF TIME,

NOTE: YESTERDAY 7 PEOPLE THAT LOST TOO MUCH MONEY HAVE RECEIVE THERE FUND, WHY YOU? BECAUSE THEY ALL TRUST ME AND FOLLOW ALL MY ADVISE TODAY THEY ALL ENJOY THAT IS WHY I KEEP CONTACTING FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND TOO,

MY WORD IS MY WORD PLEASE

look forward to your earliest response.

MR.KHAIRUZIN MOHAMMED ARIF.
FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER ( F.T.M.)
+1-929-267-3410

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