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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.Victor Okadigbo" <payingcenter@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:28:12 +0400
Subject: Contact Email; payingcenter@outlook.com

Attn: Beneficiary,

We are sending you this message today to confirm if truly you sent one Mr. Charles Edward, a citizen of the United States as a representative to receive your Contract payment due to be paid to your person. The said Charles Edward claimed that he represents your interest in the fund and that you have given him a Power of Attorney to claim the fund on your behalf, as he claimed that you are lying in your sick bed and about dying.

According to the law of our country guiding this kind of payment, we decided to send you this message to confirm from you if you are dead or alive and has authorized this person to claim the fund on your behalf.
This is the issue we wanted you to clarify.

Here is account details he provided to us for immediate transfer.
Name: Charles Edward Poole
Address: 566 Cinnamon St
Middleburg, Florida 32068
Bank name: Wells Fargo Bank
Bank address: 2465 Blanding Blvd
Middleburg, Florida 32068
Swift code: WFBIUS6S
Account number: 2405735148
Routing code: 121000248


Please if this claim by this man is wrong, kindly revert back to us quickly to avoid wrongful payment of your fund to a wrong person.

I await your urgent response.

Yours truly.

Mr.Victor Okadigbo
Foreign Payment Officer,
Contact Email; payingcenter@outlook.com
Keystone Bank plc.

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