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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: "Dr, Barry Cliay" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrycliay0147@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 13:43:43 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE???

WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.
FROM:Dr Barry Cliay,
CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT
YOU CAN ALSO REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:barrycliay0147@gmail.com


I am Dr, Barry Cliay,from Finland, Europe, newly inaugurated of World Fund Discovery Management and Payment Bureau but presently working in France on official assignment on the ongoing International funds payments. I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office and the intense nature of polity in London and U.S.A.

As soon as you respond back to us within the appropriate time, you will ONLY be needed to regularize and update your file with a little token of (€625) (SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE EURO) as this will enable us to forward your file to FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, NEW-YORK and then, we shall direct you how to contact the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, NEW-YORK, UNITED STATES to receiving your funds.

This body was set up to discover all outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards, NNPC contracts all over the world that are not be paid to and scammers Victims compensations, USA and British Government has giving instructions to release your $7.3m into your account immediately without any delay. Your are advise to confirm your banking information so that $7.3m will paid into your account.

However, we received a petition from one Mrs. Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted her Bank account with Bank of America for the transfer of the fund to her. To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, our offices decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay. Below is her banking details where she (Mrs. Morgan) wish to have the funds paid to for your perusal.

Bank of America
6901 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
Phone: 405-773-1683405-773-1683 Fax: 405-722-6005 ABA: 103000017 (all
other)
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT: Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy

Furthermore, please to enable be sure that we are dealing with the bonafide-beneficiary, can you please re-confirm the below information to finally advice you further on how to proceed with receiving your funds through FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, NEW-YORK, UNITED STATES.

Your Full Name _________________

Your Complete Address: _____________________________

Your Private Email Address_________________________

Name of your Company: ____________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): ____________________

Direct Telephone Number:_____________________

Mobile ____________________________

Number: _______________________________________

Fax Number: ____________________________________

Copy of international passport or Driver's license to prove yourself.


Yours Truly,

Dr, Barry Cliay,
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau

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