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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "Hon Dr.James Mcpherson" <zenithbanksuk04@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 23:53:36 -0300 (ART)
Subject: TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.


Zenith Bank (UK) Ltd
39 Cornhill London
EC3V 3ND
United Kingdom
tel: +44 70 8646 8527
Fax:+447043071539

Dear Esteemed Customer,


TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.

We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund Telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Zenith Bank (UK) Ltd United Kingdom, to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss (WBS) to credit the sum of US$5.500,000.00M Dollars into your bank account.

Note that I have started the processing of your payment and every thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we received your Below needed information.

Also be informed that the Governor of Zenith Bank (UK) Ltd will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes. Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received from our research manager.Barrister Sarah Collins will act on your behalf to obtain a None Residential Clearance Form for immediate release of your fund.

This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals,and the European Union is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe & Asia and Africa in other to help improve their businesses.

Therefore, reconfirm the the below information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.


The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential Clearance Form to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our corresponding banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and reflect in your bank account within five (5) bank working days from
the day you obtain this Non-Residential Clearance Form.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification,
kindly forward your

FULL NAME:

FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS:

Directly to my Email:

Yours sincerely,
Sir Dr.James Mcpherson
Head,International Banking Division
Zenith Bank (UK) Ltd

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