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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: <denilson@locacaodemaquina.com.br>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 04:01:34 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU,





GOOD DAY TO YOU,

                              IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$9.2 MILLION VIA ONLINE TRANSFER

This is an official advice from the WELLS FARGO BANK OF USA foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. It has come to our notice that your Over Due payment of $9.200.000.00 MILLION US Dollars has being deposit with us (WELLS FARGO BANK OF USA) for further credit to your bank account as the original beneficiary. They are lot of victims from AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE who fall the victims of unsuccessful transfer to their respective account, which was made in secret transfer to none legitimate order from their original banks whereby they will be asking of payment up front and after making the payment they will still asking for more payment.

BANK OF AMERICA (BOA) has (STOPPED ALL THE SECRET TRANSFER) on its way and approve WELLS FARGO BANK OF AMERICA to pay you through a secured Online banking Transfer payment, A contract has being signed by all the Europeans, Asians and Africans banks that all the victims beneficiaries whom their information was published under Wells Fargo Bank to be paid through their RESERVE ACCOUNT with us (WELLS FARGO BANK).

The Records which we discovered from the victims in the past has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want you to get into trouble as soon as these funds reflect in your account, so it is our duty as a WELLS FARGO BANK to correct this little problem by creating an online internet banking system through our bank website and send you a log in information to carry out the transfer by yourself.

Be informed that your payment information will be forward all the login access to you to enable access and transfer the fund to any account of your choice anywhere in the world. All you need to do now is to forward to us the below stated information to enable us open the online account for you.

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS:
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:
YOUR AGE:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
YOUR NEXT OF KIN:
A COPY OF YOUR ID CARD OR YOUR PHOTO:

Be rest assured that as soon as you forward the above stated information to us the online bank account will be set up in your name and we will also send to you, your personal online direct access link which you will use to login to your personal account and make the further credit to any local bank of your choice anywhere in the world.

We will be waiting to hear from you immediately you receive this mail, feel free to forward the information to our director personal email at (Ronald.l@inorbit.com) and you are advice to stop making any payment outside USA, Your inheritance fund is under our control any further communication out of this office we will cancel the payment without further delay

MAKE SURE YOU REPLIED THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

Best regards.
Mr.Ronald L. Sargent
EMAIL: Ronald.l@inorbit.com

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