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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: "Coris Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coris.inv.bank01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:41:42 +0800
Subject: From CORIS BANK Contact Our manager now.

Due to the shortage of foreign currency and the inabilities to pay you
through a telex bank to bank transfers, we have resolved that you contact
our Bank manager (CORIS BANK) for official clearance/Remittance of your
Fund with no liens or encumbrances with their Online banking transfer
systems which the bank will issue the bank login details to monitor/or track
the transferring online until the funds digest into your bank account within
24 hours

Name: CORIS BANK (C.A)
Address:No10 Lomnava Senade Cotonou Benin Republic
Contact Name: HON. HILLARY JERIA
Email: coris.inv.bank01@gmail.com

Tel. +234 8082732168

Hon. Hillary Jeria

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