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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: ROBBIN MARK <"www."@peace.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: ROBBIN MARK <robbinsmark04@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 07:28:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: INSTRUCTION/WARNING FROM CENTRAL BANK.


CENTRAL BANK REMITTANCE UNIT,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,
CADASTRAL ZONE, BENIN,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013,
Swift Code: ZPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
Our Ref: CBA/IRD/CZX/021/11

INSTRUCTION/WARNING FROM CENTRAL BANK.



This is to bring to your notice from the Central Bank Remittance
Department that your outstanding contractual payment which was

suspended by the BENIN federal government there by stopping the
TELEX TRANSFER DEPARTMENT to pause the transfer of your contract fund to
your nominated bank account. As a result of this development verification
conducted by the Finance Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel
on your contract case file has been endorsed for payment thus,
awaiting your confirmations.

In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the
following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on

your behalf:

(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from Mr.RAINER
HESSE ? of Germany to re-route your payment into a new bank account

number as stated VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road,Richmond,
VA 23220. Account number 32501. of Mr.RAINER HESSE ?.

The sum of 25 Million US DOLLAR ( Twenty Five Million US DOLLAR) (2)Please,
confirm to our office if you have instructed Mr.RAINER HESSE ?

of GERMANY to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that
he receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized
individuals with respect to your contract payment but

unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and
warned that it is at your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr.RAINER HESSE ? to change
your banking particulars to the following particulars stated

below: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA23220.
Account number 3250163 Also re-confirm your Contract Number,
Contract Amount, Private Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail
address,Office or home address so that we can cross-check it with our file
records.

Reply back on ( robbinsmark@yahoo.com) with your full information.
Note that your payment files will be returned
to the IMF

CENTRAL BANK REMITTANCE UNIT,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,
CADASTRAL ZONE, ZAMBIA,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013,
Swift Code: ZPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
Our Ref: CBA/IRD/CZX/021/11

INSTRUCTION/WARNING FROM CENTRAL BANK.



This is to bring to your notice from the Central Bank Remittance
Department that your outstanding contractual payment which was

suspended by the Nigerian/Zambia federal government there by stopping the
TELEX TRANSFER DEPARTMENT to pause the transfer of your contract fund to
your nominated bank account. As a result of this development verification
conducted by the Finance Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel
on your contract case file has been endorsed for payment thus,
awaiting your confirmations.

In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the
following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on

your behalf:

(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from Mr.RAINER
HESSE ? of Germany to re-route your payment into a new bank account

number as stated VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road,Richmond,
VA 23220. Account number 32501. of Mr.RAINER HESSE ?.

The sum of 25 Million US DOLLAR ( Twenty Five Million US DOLLAR) (2)Please,
confirm to our office if you have instructed Mr.RAINER HESSE ?

of GERMANY to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that
he receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized
individuals with respect to your contract payment but

unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and
warned that it is at your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr.RAINER HESSE ? to change
your banking particulars to the following particulars stated

below: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA23220.
Account number 3250163 Also re-confirm your Contract Number,
Contract Amount, Private Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail
address,Office or home address so that we can cross-check it with our file
records.

Reply back on ( ibrahimmagu65@yahoo.com) with your full information.
Note that your payment files will be returned
to the IMF

within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given
to us by the IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we
received your information.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected
that Mrs.RENAE MOORE? is trying to divert your money through the sworn
affidavit into a new different bank account. You are advised to get
back to this office within 7 days from today.


Best Regards
ROBBIN MARK
Phone : +229-67393353
Executive Governor central BanK

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