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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: EVANS OKOJIE <tunde.lemo@op.pl>
Reply-To: fight4justice_ng@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:43:26 +1200
Subject: IT IS URGENT !!!




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REQUEST TO CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT FOR RECEIVING YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT.

In compliance and fulfillment of the recent Mandate given to our Bank - ECOBANK NIGERIA by the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE IN NIGERIA to effect payment of all outstanding Inheritance/Contract Debts using recovered cash from corrupt politicians as recommended by the World Bank, this is to inform you that our Bank has just received a letter from one MR RICHARD ANDERSON requesting our Bank to change your Account Details for receiving your Outstanding Fund TO:

BANK NAME : TSB
BANK ADDRESS : RICHMOND YORKS BRANCH (777155)
2 FRENCHGATE, RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE,
DL 10 4JG ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM.
SWIFT CODE : 777155
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 16160668
IBAN : GB02 LOYD 7771 5516 1606 68
BIC (SWIFT) : LOYDGB21G39
BENEFICIARY : MR ROBERT F. C. BALLARD

This request to change your Account was backed by an "Affidavit" signed by this MR RICHARD ANDERSON who claimed to be your New Lawyer and Representative of your Brother who also claimed you were involved in a fire accident that gutted your House Just Last week and lying critically ill in emergency Unit of Hospital in the United States.

You should therefore confirm by reply mail if you Authorized this change of your receiving Account Details.

We look forward to your prompt response.

Thanks for your Co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,

MR.EVANS OKOJIE
B.Sc(Hons) Economics-ABU, M.Sc Economics- MBA Finance-UK.
DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR,
ECOBANK NIGERIA.
DIRECT TELEPHONE NO
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:fight4justice001@gmail.com

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