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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: "Timothy J.Sloan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tsloan51@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:35:48 -0700
Subject: From Wells Fargo Bank

Wells Fargo Bank
Address 1370 3rd Ave. New York, Ny 10075 USA
Phone +1 (646) 434-5103

My Name is Timothy J.Sloan, Chief Financial Officer of Wells Fargo Bank Address 1370 3rd Ave. New York, Ny 10075 USA. I assumed office on January 13th, 2016 and on a normal banking routine checks, I discovered that you have an unclaimed inheritance sum of money to the value of $1,940,000 USD. ((One Million, nine hundred and forty thousand,United States Dollars only)

This fund was originally scheduled to be paid to you since six years ago by the foreign payment service New York under the administration of Mr.Dean Clark, but indications here have shown that foreign payment service was declared bankrupt and has since been closed down.

As the new financial officer, I stand for the truth that this funds legitimately belong to you and therefore, you are hereby requested to reconfirm your;

1. Your Full Name; ......................
2. Your current address; ............................
3. Your phone number; ....................................
4. Your Occupation; .......................................
5. Nearest airport to your location .......................

Send these information to our ATM service center officer Mr. Andrew Young Email:(andrewyoung887@aol.com) who will authorize the order to process, program and

activate your ATM card. Your allocated reference number is WFB151NY.

NOTE: If we do not hear from you within 72hours, this fund will be declared as unclaimed and maybe forfeited.

Best regards,
Timothy J.Sloan
tsloan51@yahoo.com
Chief Financial Officer, Wells Fargo Bank

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