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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: "Mrs. Mathilde Prieur" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mathbarcfund@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 15:00:45 -0000
Subject: NO UPFRONT PAYMENT

I am the Manager of international commercial Bank of CANADA,[I.C.B]
Oakville branch CANADA. I write you this proposal in good faith; I am
married with two lovely children. I am a man of peace, and have
sincere respect for human feelings and opinions. I have packaged a
financial transaction that will benefit you and I.

As the Manager of International commercial Bank of
CANADA,[I.C.B],Oakville branch CANADA it is my duty to send in a
financial report to my head office, in the capital city, Of CANADA at
the end of each business year. On the course of last year, 2017
business report, I discovered that the branch in which I am the
Manager made Eight Million.Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars ($8,750,000.00) which my head office is not aware of
and will never be aware of.

I have placed this funds on what we call Escrow account with no
beneficiary name. As an officer of this bank and there will be no
upfront fees.

I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting
you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get
50% of the total funds as commission. There are practically no risks
involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect

you and I from any breach of the law, it will be simply a bank to bank
online wire transfer, and all I need from you is your bank account
details so that my head office can order the transfer to your
designated bank account. If you accept to work with me I will
appreciate it very much as you are the first and the only person I am
contacting for this transaction.

Yours Sincerely.
Mrs. Mathilde Prieur
PERSONAL DATA
1.First Name..........
2.Middle Name........
3.Last Name............
4.Gender............
5.Month Of Birth... Day.. Year...
6.Marital Status............
7.Nationality............
8.Religion...............
9.Occupation/Company`s Name.:
10.Mobile phone No.............
11.House Phone No...............
12.Email Address.: .eg. username@dormainname.com
13.Working Identity Card....

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