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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: BARCLAYS BANK LONDON <"barclays.bank.london."@online.net>
Reply-To: henry.kelly@onet.pl
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:20:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN GM !

DEAR BENEFICIARY,


Good day this is to inform you that this department founds your name and email address in the Central Computer / Federal Ministry of Finance among those their Funds has still stand as unpaid and have to update your information by contacting you Through this email for your immediate confirmation response back to my Office without delay. The fund amount of $5,766,300.00 USD (Five Million Five Hundred Sixty six Thousand Three hundred dollars only) .


However we received an email from one Mr.Williams Cooksey, who told us that he is your NEXT OF KIN and that you died in a car accident last two Months back. He has also submitted his account information's to the office Department for transfer of the fund payment credit to him as your Inheritor of the fund stated herein.

Below are the Account Details:


CHASE Bank

2075 S. Victoria Ave

Ventura, CA 93003

800 788-7000

Acct. name: Mr.Williams Cooksey

Type: Checking

ABA # 322271627

Acct # 1951204345


We are now verifying by contacting you through your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are still alive. then do contact Federal Ministry of Finance Directives on Inheritance Funds Outstanding Payment.

Please, if still alive, do urgently send email confirmation by Filling the form details below as signification you are alive and willingly to receive your funds payment.

FORM FILLING SIGNIFICATION CONFIRMING YOU ARE ALIVE;


PERSONAL DETAILS



Your Full Name

Full Residential Address

Direct and Current Phone

Nationality

Occupation

age/sex

Present Country

passport identification


Thanks,


HON.KELLY H.HENRY.

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