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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: "Mr. David Ben" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dmofficebox@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 10:07:38 +0200
Subject: Your compensation payment and the paying bank

Attention: Distinguished Fund Beneficiary

Dear Sir,
PAYMENT INSTRUCTION:
I am Mr. David Ben, the Chairman Debt Management Office (DMO), have been directed by the Accountant General, Federal Reserve Account Mr. Lewis Willington, to compensate all the Sixteen (16) people shot listed, that were scammed or lost their money to some Corrupt Officials.

I write to inform you that you are number (2) two out of the (16) Sixteen people shot listed for compensation of US$1,000,000.00 each and you will be paid through Standard Trust Bank this first quarter of the year 2017.

The good news now is that your compensation payment of $1,000,000.00 is now approved and ready for transfer, and you will transfer your payment to your receiving bank account by your self through Online Transfer and it will reflect in your account in the next 48hours. You are strongly advice to forward the five required items stated below to the paying bank.
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Address:
(3) Your Direct Phone Number:
(4) Copy of your Passport Photograph:
(5) Occupation:

To enable the paying bank to open your online account immediately, they receive your Passport Photograph and they will forward to you your login Password and Pin code to enable you access your account and transfer your compensation payment to your receiving bank account in anywhere in the world.

Below is the paying bank contact information’s and forward the above required items to them.

Standard Trust Bank
25 Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SB, UK
Chairperson: Mr. Allan Smith, Head Foreign Operation
Tel: Tel: +44 7418 4275 93
Email: foreign_remittancedept2@accountant.com (or) standardtrustbankuk@yahoo.co.uk

And also refer this Ref. No: DMO/FRA/UN/CP2-8400 for him to know that you are contacting him for your compensation payment. Keep us posted with any latest development, as we want to monitor and make sure that you transfer and receive your compensation payment in your bank account.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. David Ben
Chairman, Debt Management Office (DMO)

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