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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: "Kendall E. Stork" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <metabank2002@usa.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 23:29:06 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

Meta Bank
5501 S. Broadband Lane
Sioux Fall, SD 57108
Ph: 315-633-6458

Attn: Beneficiary,

The Management of the Meta Bank Corporate Office here in 5501 S. Broadband Lane Sioux Fall, SD 57108 wishes to inform you that after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives today, at precisely 11a.m. Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the United States Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York according to the record we got from United Nations {UN} due to your inability to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor payment obligation. The actual transfer of your funds ($10,500,000.00) into the government account comes up next week.

This is in line with the instructions of the USA Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Gumataotao Rios that all unclaimed funds has to be paid into the United States Government Treasury Account as unserviceable funds in compliance to Section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United States Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on September 11, 2001.
Find below the profile of the banking institution where your funds will be transferred into following the government directive:

JP Morgan Chase (Official Bankers for the United States Treasury Department)
Address: Headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York.
AC NO: 68302345093
Routing NO: 021109593
Account Name: United States Treasury Department, USA

Note; if you still wish to receive your funds into your own bank account, do get back to us immediately so that we will remove your funds transfer from the list of those transactions to be seized by the United States Government. Also be informed that we need only a FUND PERMIT SEAL OF TRANSFER (FPST) to complete the wire transfer to you. This fee $670 is to obtain the US FUND PERMIT SEAL OF TRANSFER of Payment into your bank account as no other fee is involved as you receive your funds from Meta Bank to your Bank Account.

You are required to send the fee of $670 to this Bank Account below or wall-mat transfer to the attorney in charge to secure the FUND PERMIT SEAL OF TRANSFER(FPST) in ALASAKA USA as listed below and email us the following payment slip after you sent the fee:

Bank Name: MetaBank
Bank Address: 5501 S. Broadband Lane
Sioux Fall, SD 57108
Routing Number: 073972181
Account Number: 70008405128692
Account Name: Daniel J. Johnson, Jr.

As soon as we receive the payment slip of the $670, we will immediately transfer your funds ($10,500,000.00) before we close the office and the funds will reflect 3 hours after the Transfer. We will send you all the transfer documents to enable you start making cash withdrawals from your account same day the funds are Transferred. We have waited for so long and we cannot continue to wait. Please don't put any blame on us if we will go ahead and transfer your funds to government account if you did not fulfill the obligation and do not forget to re-confirm your full details :your full name ,your full address your direct telephone number and a copy of your valid ID for proper recognition and as well your banking details where you may want us to transfer your fund for you.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking needs.

Thanks.

Yours Truly In Service,
Kendall E. Stork
Director, Remittance Dept

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