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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: Metro Bank <noreply@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:54:28 +0000
Subject: Important New Message


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Dear Customer,
In order to make your online banking experience even more secure we have i=
ntroduced a new security feature that allows us to detect unusual activity =
on your account. If we detect unusual activity, we will call you to make su=
re that it's really you.
For your security, We have temporarily disable access to your account and =
certain features within our online banking system as a security measure. Su=
ch as (Receive payments, Make payments or withdraw funds).
This is because your accounts has failed to update our new security featur=
es. We have been trying to contact you. However, we are unable to reach you.
Due to this, to ensure that your service is not interrupted, we request y=
ou to confirm and update your account information by following the secure r=
eference button giving below.
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How does it work?
If we detect either of the reasons above we may decide that we want to con=
firm that it's really you. You must complete all steps otherwise you will n=
ot be able to use the online service until we have completed additional sec=
urity checks.
We appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you
Metro Bank PLC is registered in England and Wales, company number: 6419578=
. Registered office: One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA.
We are authorised by the Prudential Regulation =

Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential R=
egulation Authority.

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