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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: "OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN; BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON CONTRACT PAYMEN" <tedmore1313@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tsb10110@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 03:50:40 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT

THIRD QUARTER PAYMENT

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN; BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON CONTRACT PAYMENT}

THE SAVINGS BANK (TSB)

REF: TSB/IRD/CBX/751X109/018

Attention Re: Notification /View Your E-mail of September 2018

ATTENTION:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT

FILE APPROVED NO: TSB/FMF11/AHD9US/2018

SUBJECT: RE-APPROVAL OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND IN TOTAL SUM OF US$12.7MILLION.


My Name Is Mr. Robert J. DiBella, The President & CEO of The Savings Bank
(TSB). On assumption, I saw a file in respect of your Fund amounting the
sum of US$12.7Million United Stated Dollars. After going through the file i
discovered that you abandoned your fund here in the process of transfer to
your bank account due to demands from banks and other financial institution
here. I write to know the reason why you choose to abandon your fund here
because it is my first point of action to offset every payment that is
pending in the TSB

transfer statutory disc.

I assure you that the TSB and the U.S Government will look into your matter
properly and process your fund transfer to you as soon as you indicate your
interest in receiving your approved fund.


Get back to us immediately so that I can know how to look into your matter
urgently and make sure you receive your fund immediately without any delay.

Thanks for your cooperation.

FOR ENQUIRERS....

AWAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

Robert J. DiBella

President & CEO

The Savings Bank

357 Main Street St, Wakefield Georgia, 01880
<https://maps.google.com/?q57+Main+Street+St,+Wakefield,+MA,+01880&entry=gmail&source=g>

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