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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: "RICHARD HORWARTH" <jn@civilmap.com.tw>
Reply-To: howarthrichpayunit@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:12:32 +0200
Subject: Dearest Beloved!!

SUN TRUST BANK
1445 New York Ave NW Washington, DC
MAIL STOP K300
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005

YOUR PAYMENT FILES FROM THREE (2) DIFFERENT BANKS, NATWEST BANK OF LONDON,
AND BANK OF AMERICA WAS COMPILED AND SUBMITTED TO
MY DESK THIS MORNING FOR REVIEW. THE TOTAL SUM OWED TO YOU BY THE 2 BANKS
MENTIONED ABOVE WAS SUM UP TO THE TUNE OF US$15,500,000.00 (FIFTEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

NOW THE FUND HAS BEEN TOTALLY LODGED IN ONE PARTICULAR ESCROW ACCOUNT (NON
DEDUCTIBLE) HERE IN THE SUN TRUST BANK ON YOUR NAME, WHILE WAITING
FOR ACCREDITATION TO YOUR PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

MEANWHILE, AFTER DUE SCRUTINY AND VERIFICATION, I CONFIRMED THAT YOU HAVE
FULFILLED ALL THE NECESSARY OBLIGATIONS THAT WILL ENABLE THE RELEASE OF
YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU, BUT YET YOUR PAYMENT WAS NOT RELEASED TO YOU DUE TO
ONE FLIMSY EXCUSES OR THE OTHER FROM THE BANK OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF YOUR
PAYMENT, BECAUSE THEY HAD THE INTENTION OF DIVERTING YOUR FUNDS TO THEIR
PRIVATE ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO SATISFY THEIR SELFISH INTEREST.

YOU ARE HOWEVER LUCKY THAT WE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE US SUN TRUST
BANK DETECTED THEIR EVIL PLANS AND THEREFORE CALL FOR THE SUBMISSION OF
YOUR PAYMENT FILE TO US SO WE CAN PERSONALLY HANDLE THE PAYMENT ASSIGNMENT
TO ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS ACCORDINGLY.

NOW, ALL MODALITIES REGARDING YOUR FUND RELEASE HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE HERE
IN THE SUN TRUST BANK, THUS, YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN MADE READY FOR
TRANSFER IN OUR SOPHISTICATED MACRO TRANSFER SYSTEM, WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
NOW IS TO PROVIDE TO US THE BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHICH YOU WANT US
TO TRANSFER YOUR FUNDS SO WE CAN EXPEDITE ACTION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF
YOUR FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.

BELOW ARE THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR NOW FOR YOUR TRANSFER.

FIRST NAME:
LAST NAME:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
PASSPORT/ID COPY:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER:

2. BANKING DETAILS:
BANK NAME:
BANK ADDRESS:
ACCOUNT NAME
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ROUTING NUMBER:
SWIFT CODE:

NOTE: IF YOU PREFER TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IN FORM OF A VISA CARD, WE COULD
LOAD AND SHIP YOUR VISA CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS WHICH WILL PERMIT YOU A DAILY
WITHDRAWAL LIMIT OF US$3000 OR WRITE A DRAFT CHECK WHICH CAN BE DEPOSITED
IN ANY BANK AND SEND TO YOU. YOU MAY CONTACT OUR COMPETENT DIPLOMATI AGENT JOHN LEE AT diplommatjohnlee@yahoo.com.hk

IN ANTICIPATING FOR YOUR URGENT COOPERATION

YOURS SINCERELY,
RICHARD HORWARTH
INCUMBENT CHAIRPERSON

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