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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: "GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH, WORLD BANK," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <woodforestnationalbankplc@barid.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 03:14:02 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO US NOW VERY URGENT1

GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH, WORLD BANK,
UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $7.5M.
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
 
The British Prime Minister in conjunction with GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION, EUROPEAN UNION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/0112/16 in your favor for your inheritance and lottery award winning prize with the UNITED NATIONS to your nominated bank account.
 
 
Therefore, your new Payment code's are, United Nations Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.135460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No:339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate WFNB Tele-banking Confirmation No: 21121; Secret Code No: XXTN013. Now having  received these vital payment numbers, You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nations immediately within the next 72hrs.
 
 
As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with Mr.Timothy Hicks, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT, WoodForest National Bank in Ohio, with the help and monitory team from the INTERNATIONAL MONITORY FUND (IMF) NEW YORK and UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND which is our official remitting reserve bank, has look up to make   sure you receive your fund into your bank account. You are to contact: Mr. Timothy Hicks on his contact Email:  (woodforestnationalbankplc@mail.com.tr)  for immediate release of your inheritance and lottery award winning claim. Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or offices anymore, you are required to send bellow information to Mr. Timothy Hicks to facilitate your approved fund transfer in less than 72hrs.
 
 
 
The payment bank is in United state of America (USA) WOOD FOREST NATIONAL BANK
 
 
 
Information request for your transfer.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK INFORMATIONS:
a) BANK NAME:
b) BANK ADDRESS:
c) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
d) SWIFT CODE
e) ROUTING NUMBER:
F) IBAN NUMBER:
6) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) A COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE
 
 
 
Note: Your personal contact/communication code with wood forest national  Bank is (WF-21121), you are advice to send your bank Information to the WFNB.
CONTACT CODE (WF-21121)
contact Person: Mr. Timothy Hicks.
Position: Director International Remittance Department
Email Address: ........................
 
GET BACK TO US NOW VERY URGENT
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AWARD WINING PAYMENT
UNITED NATIONS AND EUROPEAN UNION.
SIR. COLLIN JORENING.

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