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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: FOREX Bank Of SWEDEN <fcourier385@gmail.com>
Reply-To: forexbankofsweden31@aol.com
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 06:33:19 -0800
Subject: Official Notice from FOREX Bank of Sweden

Official Notice from FOREX Bank of Sweden
Attention.

The management of the Fund Reconciliation Department here in Sweden in
conjunction with the United States Financial Regulatory Department,
wishes to let you know that every precept regarding your funds has
been concluded. You will be receiving your funds (US $12,800,000.00
Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from FOREX BANK OF
SWEDEN any moment from now.

We take, keep and make report of every transaction done here the
Europe for the past 10 years. Investigations gathered by the Fund
Regulatory Agency {IMF}, shows you have been receiving numerous emails
from several offices requesting you to claim your funds. In some
cases, you tried a lot but still the transfer or delivery was not
completed due to one reason or the other.

The fact is that you are stuck between the chains which make it
impossible for you to differentiate the real office from it's
counterfeit.

We noticed that the only real offices that had ever contacted you in
respect to your funds were the United State Custom, The Central Bank
of West Africa, BCEAO, Ecobank, Federal Reserve Bank of New York/USA,
The UBA Bank/Benin Republic, and HSBC bank London. It was brought to
our notice that the former Director of Central bank of West Africa
made voluntary effort to bring your funds along to your home
address/bank account but couldn't due to some fall-out on your ends.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York came up to make a wire transfer,
but they said you couldn't meet up with the fee demand for the
transfer, so they gave up on you.

Out of heavy Financial corruption going on in West Africa. In a more
proper and legalized manner, the International Monetary Fund and the
Federal Reserve Bank solicited us (FOREX BANK OF SWEDEN) to allow your
fund to be Credited as wire transfer or Visa Card and be shipped to
your home address through the European Priority Express Mail or DHL
Company

These options, we supposed could be the best, easiest and the most
efficient way to have you get hold of your long-awaited United Nations
approved funds. We look forward to hear from you before taking further
step on the transfer.

Thank You
Mr. Bakary Jammeh
FOREX Bank Of SWEDEN
No. 1/2 European Avenue,

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