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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: "HARRISON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revharrison19@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:00:09 +0100
Subject: Re: Reply

Hi Dear Friend,
 
I know you may be surprise to get this message from me. My name is Rev.Harrison.I worked in the auditing department of World Bank Apex London.
I want to confide with you to tell you something wrong which i have discovered.While going through your file, I found out that some
unscrupulous elements have extorted several fees from you in your cause to pursue your overdue fund while only on their own selfish
interest and reasons working to divert the fund to another beneficiary of their choice.
 
I will appreciate your effort to keep it within yourself alone as to safeguard me and my family.I really don't want to be assassinated or
any of my family member in my course to assists you as well as to tell you the truth.I am a single father please.I also discovered that you
have made some payment without result.
 
Now the fact remains that some banks officials in collaboration with those who are acting as your partners and attorney have arrange and
plan to divert this fund to another account of which they have already submitted this account below which i discovered that it was not the
original person this fund was approved to.Please confirm if you are aware of this people.
 
 
Bank Name: Bangkok Bank Public company
Bank Address: 313 Silom Rd. Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 THAILAND.
Tel:56-02-68577288  Fax:66-02-9857310
Account Name: John Mcoyne
Account Number: 122-5-05118-2
Bank Swift Code: BKKTTHBK
 
 
Please if you are not aware of this people, still do not disclose this information i have given you to those your partners because the IMF
authorities is looking for them.Just get back to me and make sure that this information must be keep confidential between ONLY both of us for
my own security purpose and to enable me help you receive your fund.
 
Regards,
Rev Harrison

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