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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: "Mr. Radhika Rao" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scb.emirates@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 07:43:04 -0700
Subject: Outstanding.

 
OUR REF: ON72071-SC-BANK/DUBAI
YOUR REF: SCB-UK/UN/02-2018
 
     Dear Sir,
 
                   
                    RE: PAYMENT INSTRUCTION
 
 
Acting on our capacity as the International Correspondent Bank to the International Monetary Fund Organization and thus, this is to officially notify you that we have received A Payment Confirmation Advice from The International Monetary Funds, External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations Organization and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Of America respectively Via International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93wb82un567 requesting the Standard Chartered Bank Dubai, a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank Of America to disburse your due Investment/Inheritance  funds/credit valued at Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$10.5m) in your favor via International Certified Payment System.
 
In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this exclusive reference identification number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09), vide transaction no.: WHA/EUR/202 and transfer allocation no.: FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate Scb Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXtn014. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment on/before the next seven banking days (7) days, as necessary modality to that effect has been instituted to release the funds to you with immediate effect.
 
In view of this directive received from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding beneficiaries to receive their payment on this first quarter of the year 2018 fiscal year. Haven said this, you are required to urgently and diligently forward to us copies of your identification and details of your local banking coordinate to complete the required verification process and thus, to expressly and irrevocably release your funds as soon as we done with the banking modalities.
 
Therefore, you anticipate urgent compliance and however soliciting your due diligence to directives issued to you in this regard.
 
 
Yours in service,
 
Mr. Radhika Rao.
General Manager
Standard Chartered Bank
P.O. BOX 999, Dubai.
United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971(55)-734-4376
Swift Code: Scblaeadxxx

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