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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. DENISE L SPIES (CEO)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deniselspiesdepartment01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 03:34:59 +0200
Subject: TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER

Dear customer,
 
 
You’re Ref: BNY/ITU/HFE/1/5/WD/018
 
 
**APPROVED FUNDS OF (US$20.5M) FROM UNITED NATION/IMF/FBI/INTERPOL**
 
 
We are humbly using this medium to inform you that United State Government and Department of Treasury Direct Account Washington, D.C has been approved your Compensation payment of US$20.5 MILLION USD to be released to you through Bank to Bank Wire Transfer or ATM Master Card.
 
 
This is Department of Treasury Direct Account Telex Confirmation No: -110568: Secret Code: XXTN012 and you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment slip immediately your fund transfer to you.
 
 
All legal documents from Department of Treasury Direct Account Washington, D.C will be release to you before the sum of Twenty Million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$20.5M) will be transfer into your bank account.
 
 
Department of Treasury Direct is here to release your foreign outstanding payment, Inheritance and Contract fund with immediate effect. With this exclusive Vide Transaction No: WHA/NIG/2017 and Transfer Allocation No: ICBPLC/X44/701LN/UBA/0X6, Password: 339001, Pin Code: 78789, Certificate of Merit No: 113.
 
 
Please kindly re-confirm the following information below:
 
 
1) Your full Name:
2) Your Full Address:
3) Phones, Fax and Mobile No:
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:
6) Your banking details where you want Director of Telex and Wire Department to transfer your approved fund.
 
 
I will be looking forward to hear from you.
 
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Mr. Denise L Spies (CEO)
Mr. Paul Owen Account Officer
US Bank Department Treasury Washington, DC,
Tel: +1 (206) 929-5286

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