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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: KING BANK GROUP <"www."@wind.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: KING BANK GROUP <info.kingbank.ac@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:15:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: KING BANK GROUP INTERNATIONAL- OFFICE OF Mr. lawson klark

KING BANK GROUP INTERNATIONAL- OFFICE OF Mr. lawson klark
HQ_King Bank Benin Head Office Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Office Line: +229 98850844
Notification Of Fund Release And Payment Transfer.

Dear, Why Have You Not Received Your US$7.8 Million Worth Of Fund
Transfer And Why Is The Delay, My Secretary Has Been Sending You
E-mails For The Past Few Week And No Reply, For The Last Time Let Me
Hear From You Immediately So That I Can Send You The Information To
Pickup The First $5,000 Set Of Payment By Money-Gram Transfer Service
With The Confirmation Of ;

The Minster Administrator of Fund said that you should get an attorney
to sign on your behalf if you are unable to come down here in person.
I think this way is the best and the only way forward for you to
receive the funds. I have negotiated with an attorney who would sign
on your behalf. His name is Henry Oji. According to him you are to pay
for the accredited attorney. He is charging $500.00 to be paid before
he gets those documents signed in your favor. I told him to consider
signing those documents on your behalf today with a promise that you
would pay him back from the $5,000 payment you suppose to receive
tomorrow morning if he gets those documents signed today.

And his respond is that you have to pay the accredited attorney fee of
$500 before signing those documents. Well, I asked him for the very
last time if he could allow you pay %20 of this fee today with a
promise that you would pay him the Remain balance tomorrow from your
$5,000 payment at the money gram office once you pick up the $5,000
payment. Well, he said yes that you should pay %20 which is $100usd
through money gram today. He want me to ask you if you would be so
kind to pay him back the remain $400.00 balance at the money gram
office once you picked up the $5,000 pay out each day. I am hereby
writing to ask you to let me know if you would pay his balance
immediately you pick up the $5,000 payment?

Your Full Names .....
Your Cell/Mobile Phone Number (Compulsory) .....
Your Tel Phone (Optional) .....
Your Address .....
Country Of Resident .....

This Is For Your Payment File Update To Begin Your Payment Transfer
Processing Or I May Have To Cancel Your Payment File That Was Sent To
My Office.

Thank You,
Mr. lawson clark
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

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