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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: "Brain Alex" <alex.br@skmbt.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 14:01:03 +0100
Subject: Re: Payment Reference SOA Pending Balance Updated


Greetings,

Noted : All
=

Please kindly note that and we are Transferring payment again to your Desig=
nated bank As advised earlier.
=

Kindly see attached covering letter with Bank Swift for follow up with your=
bank.
=

Also see below specification Of payment breakdown.
=

USD 3,146.05
USD 28,550.00
EUR 13,995.20
EUR 2,505.00
EUR 57,808.25
EUR 69,225.47
=

Please kindly confirm the attached swifts and Send Updated Statement of Acc=
ount for our records Purpose.

Regards =

=

Brian Alex
Head Of Finance
Treasury Department.

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