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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: Woodforest National Bank <acobankcommpany@gmail.com>
Reply-To: woodforestnationalbank075@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 05:10:04 -0800
Subject: WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK

WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
ADDRESS: 1330 LAKE ROBBINS DR,
THE WOODLAND`S, TX 77380, UNITED STATES.

DEAR CUSTOMER,

THE WOOD-FOREST NATIONAL BANK TEXAS CONTROLLING DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED
A SECURITY TRANSFER CODE WHICH IS (WF/200/105/21),THE AUTHENTICATION
SECTION CODE OF THIS BANK CONCLUDES THE VERIFICATION OF YOUR FILE.
AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THE DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM RECEIVED BY THIS
DEPARTMENT WITH JUSTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION FROM THE GLOBAL
STRATEGY UNITED STATES WE ARE COMPLETELY SATISFIED AND YOU HAVE BEEN
CONFIRMED.

CONSIDERING THE VOLUME OF YOUR PAYMENT, IT IS RIGHT FOR US TO SEEK FOR
THE APPROVAL OF SOME MONEY REGULATORY BOARDS HERE IN UNITED STATES
BEFORE WE CAN CARRY OUT THE TRANSFER OF AN AMOUNT OF SUCH MAGNITUDE TO
ANYBODY, OTHERWISE ANY SUCH TRANSFER WILL BE STOPPED BY THE
AUTHORITIES OF WOOD-FOREST NATIONAL BANK, AND THE INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND (IMF), APPROVAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES
HERE IN UNITED STATES ARE NEEDED TO AVOID STOPPAGE ONCE THE TRANSFER
IS CARRIED OUT AND FOR THAT REASON, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE SUM OF
$25 AS THIS MONEY WILL BE USED BY OUR BANK ATTORNEY TO OBTAIN ALL THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE THE FINAL TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS.

WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK HEREBY STATES OFFICIALLY THAT THE REQUIRED
PAYMENT WILL REMAIN THE ONLY AND FINAL MONETARY OBLIGATION REQUIRED
FROM YOU PRIOR TO THE FINAL TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS, HENCE ANY FURTHER
CHARGES WILL BE OURBANK'S FULL RESPONSIBILITY TILL FINAL TRANSFER OF
YOUR PAYMENT IS MADE TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO OBTAIN THE REMAINING DOCUMENTS
THROUGH OUR BANK ATTORNEY, KINDLY SEND THE FUNDS DIRECTLY TO OUR
ATTORNEY VIA GOOGLE PLAY CARD OR STEAM WALLET GIFT CARD.

GO TO ANY WALMART STORE OR CVS PHARMACY AND GET A GOOGLE PLAY CARD OF
$25 ONLY SCATCH AND SEND A SCAN COPY OF THE CARD BEARING THE CODES
FOR CONFIRMATION.

BELOW ARE THE APPROVED MEANS OF RECEIVING YOUR MONEY AND IT CHARGE
RATES. YOU ARE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW.

(1) BANK TO BANK TRANSFER ....... CHARGE RATE: $50
(2) ATM CARD DELIVERY ........... CHARGE RATE: $25
(3) CASHIER CHECK DELIVERY ....... CHARGE RATE: $25

NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.

YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER:

BANK NAME AND ADDRESS.....
ACCOUNT NUMBER .....
ACCOUNT NAME ......
ROUTING NUMBER...
SWIFT CODE....

IF AT ALL YOU DO NOT HAVE BANK ACCOUNT OR YOU DON'T WISH TO RECEIVE
THIS FUND IN YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, WE CAN OPEN AN ONLINE BANK ACCOUNT ON
YOUR BEHALF WITH OUR BANK AND SEND THE ONLINE BANKING DETAILS TO YOU
INCLUDING THE ATM CARD AND CASHIER CHECK WHICH YOU CAN TRANSFER OUT
MONEY TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE, USE THE ATM CARD TO PAY BILLS AND
MAKE WITHDRAWALS IN ANY ATM MACHINE AROUND OR YOU CAN FILL UP THE
CHECK AND CASH IT IN ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WITH A VALID
IDENTIFICATION BUT THIS PROCESS COST $25.00.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOUR BANKING
NEEDS,PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU FIND THIS EMAIL IN YOUR SPAM PLEASE NOTE
THAT IS DUE TO LOW NETWORK.

YOUR SINCERELY,
ROBERT E. MARLING JR.
CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
EMAIL: (woodforestnationalbank075@gmail.com)

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