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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: "SIR. COLLIN JORING." <jamesbcomey20211@aol.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:19:57 -0400
Subject: CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AWARD WINING PAYMENT



GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATION ORGANISATION OFFICIAL APPROVAL PAYMENT VALUED $ 7.5M.

Dear Sir / Madam,

The British Prime Minister in Conjunction with GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION, EUROPEAN UNION hereby give this irrevocable approval or order with Release Code: GNC / 3480/0112/16 in your favour for your inheritance and lottery award winning prize with the UNITED NATIONS to your nominated bank account. Therefore, your new Payment codes are United Nations Approval No; White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.135460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763;

Immediate WFNB Tele-banking Confirmation No: 21121; Secret Code No: XXTN013. Now having received these vital payment numbers, you are now receiving and confirming your payment with the United Nations immediately within the next 72hrs.

Mr.Timothy Hicks, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT, Wood Forest National Bank, Ohio, with the help and monitory team from the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) NEW YORK and UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND which is our official remit bank, has made sure you receive your money into your bank account. You are to contact: Timothy Hicks on his contact Email: ( woodforest-nationalbank@usa.com ) award winning claim for immediate release of your inheritance and lottery. Mr. Timothy Hicks makes it easier to transfer funds to less than 72hrs.

The payment bank is in United States of America (USA) WOOD FOREST NATIONAL BANK

Information request for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE AND FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK INFORMATION:
a) BANK NAME:
b) BANK ADDRESS:
c) ACCOUNT NUMBER:
d) SWIFT CODE
e) Routing Number:
F) IBAN NUMBER:
6) PROFESSIONAL, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) A COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT / DRIVERS LICENSE

Note: Your personal contact / communication code with HSBC Bank is (WF-21121), you are looking to send your bank information to the HSBC, London.

CONTACT CODE (WF-21121)
contact person: Mr. Timothy Hicks.
Position: Director of International Remittance Department
Email Address: ( woodforest-nationalbank@usa.com )


CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AWARD WINING PAYMENT
UNITED NATIONS AND EUROPEAN UNION.
SIR. COLLIN JORING.



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