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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: "First Texas Bank - USA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richduvian0019@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:50:09 -0700
Subject: CASH TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION (BILL NO: 321100055FTB).

From: First Texas Bank - USA.
501 East Third Street Lampasas, TX 76550 USA.
 
Subject: GUARANTEED SWIFT MT103.
 
 
CASH TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION (BILL NO: 321100055FTB).
 
Notice is hereby given to you that the US Government had to return your fund
back to us (First Texas Bank) because you could not complete your transaction
when your fund (US$15,200,000.00) was with an inefficient commercial bank. Your
due fund is with us now because we are the APPROVED bank of settlement for the
US Government/World Bank Debt Relief Program.
 
A lady by name (Mrs. Gloria H. Brady) from New York - USA visited this bank
today informing us that you are dead and that she is your true next of kin. We
are about to directly transfer your due fund into the bank account of your next
of kin (Mrs. Gloria H. Brady) but to avoid misdirection of fund we need to
confirm from you first before we can officially effect the swift wire transfer.
This lady (Mrs. Gloria H. Brady) presented to us her own bank account
information below where your fund should be transferred/paid to.
 
Bank Name: SunTrust Banks
Bank Address: 1723 Palmdale Bulv. Palmdale Ca. 93550 USA.
Acct #: 3573813158
Rout #: 322271627
Swift code #: WMSBUS66
Beneficiary: Gloria H. Brady.
 
Officially, we are contacting you to find out if you are dead or alive before we
can transfer your fund to your next of kin (Mrs. Gloria H. Brady). Please, If
you did not send this woman to collect your due fund from us then kindly reply
back to us
 
 
Sealed,
Dr. Barry Haag
President/General Manager - First Texas Bank, USA.
(Privacy Policy, Terms, Satisfaction and Banking Accuracy).

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