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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: FUND TRANSFER OFFICER <mrjacksonstover418@gmail.com>
Reply-To: suntrustb@mail2chicago.com
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 17:30:11 +0100
Subject: Attn: Account Holder, TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER OF $23,500,000,00 USD

SUN TRUST BANK
Address: 100 W RANDOLPH ST SUITE 900, CHICAGO, IL 60601
United States
Phone:+1-334-231-3675



Attn: Account Holder, TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER OF $23,500,000,00 USD


This is to notify you that a new development has been made by today in
which the SUN TRUST Bank which has been holding your funds all this while
has been
ordered to release it to you. The bank has created an online bank account
on your behalf and the online bank account has been funded with the total
sum of $23,500,000,00 USD in which you would be able to withdraw any amount
of money daily from the online account.

Below is the online bank account details
Welcome! To - sun trust Bank Online Pl c Secure Account Page

Activate
2016-12-7
Created Opened Account
Balance $23,500,000,00 USD
Sort Code. 00169381101-43372 1020-03-8733
Swift Code PNBPUS33
Account Number 1010169857504

THE TOTAL FUND HAS BEEN ORDERED TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH
YOU WILL PROVIDE TO US BELOW..
PLEASE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED HALF IN HALF AS DIRECTED BY THE IMF....
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US YOUR ACCOUNT ...

BANK NAME
ACCOUNT NAME
SWIFT CODE
IBAN CODE
COUNTRY
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
NEXT OF KIN DETAILS


The bank has also stated that you could be able to start accessing the
online bank account once the transfer code has been issued to you and this
code will
be issued to you at the sum of $365 Usd. The bank has also directed that
the payment should be sent to this bank which is SUN TRUST BANK here in
CHICAGO, IL 60601 WHERE THE FUND ORIGINATED
FROM. have in mind that this only fee that is required by the sun trust
bank is just the $365 usd.

FORWARD THE FEE THROUGH BANK TRANSFER ONLY, Account details below:

BANK NAME: SUN TRUST BANK
BANK ADDRESS: 100 W RANDOLPH ST SUITE 900, CHICAGO, IL 60601
TEL:312-793-1490
ACCOUNT NO :1000221062051
ROUTING NO:061000104
SWIFT CODE:SNTRUS3A.
ACCOUNT NAME: TARIQ KHAN

Name: Tariq Ameen Khan
Address: 4507 N. Springfield Ave Chicago Il 60625 USA

immediately you receive this email,, please try and get back to us ....



THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
Respectively

CONTACT
CALL or sms +1-334-231-3675
GEORGE LUKE
FUND TRANSFER OFFICER

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