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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.Frank Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fw62363@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:17:18 -0700
Subject: Credit Access National Bank USA

From Mr.Frank Williams
Fund Operational Manager
Credit Access National Bank USA
Our Ref*CANB*0023-DOCS/023*
Ref/*CANB*/WB/IMF/USA-23*



*Payment Approved Urgent Notice*


The Recently Launched Economic Co-operation Development
(ECOD),With the Efforts of the World Bank to Synergize
International Advances in the Area of External Debt
Statistics.Due to This Newly Launched Organization, the World
Bank Has Gratified the International Debt Management to Look Into
and Release All Outstanding Contractors/Workers That Are Due For
Payment With Us. In This Regards, You Are Among the Lucky Names
Selected Among the Unsettled Contractors/Workers Who Have Not
Received Their Payments*


I Wish to Inform You That the International Debt Management Was
Approved and Instructed by World Debt Organization & World Bank
to Process and Release All the Outstanding Due Payments*

We Officially Notify You Through This Email, That the World Bank
in Conjunction With the United States Set Aside Us$3.4billion to
Pay in Good Claims From Foreign Inheritance Fund (Next of Kin);
in Line With This the United States On Foreign Debt Matters
(USFDM) Ordered, That Contractors and Next-Of-KINS Whose File
Have Shown Sufficient Proof Regarding Job Execution and Debt
Outstanding Be Settled Without Further Delay. We Wish to Inform
You That Your File Was Forwarded to us the Credit Access National
Bank USA *(CANB) by Various Offices and Department Showing That
You Have Fulfilled All Conditions Necessary to Receive Your
Payment*

The Delayed Reasons for Your Due Prolonged Payment Was Because of
Counter-claim On Your Fund, This Necessitated All the Needful
Documents Relating to Your Contract Payment, Which We Were
Convinced That You Are the Bona-fide Beneficiary to the Fund.
There Was Attempts To Divert Your Payment to Foreign Account
Which Was Done by Your Local Representatives in Collaboration
With Some Officials and Most of the Officials Involved in Several
Executive in This Misconduct Have Been Sacked*


I Hereby to Inform You This Day That Your Inheritance Sum
Calculated Us$23.3M Shall Be Paid to You via ATM Card or online
banking Tick any one For Your Us$23.3M Shall Be Paid to You Due
to Rules/regulation Guiding Bank Secrecy Act(BSA). Be Aware That
All Necessary Modalities Concerning
The Release of Your Fund Have Regularized, You Are Require of
Maximum Honesty Concentration to Make This ATM Card Delivered to
Your Doorstep Within 72hrs. Finally, Kindly Provide the Detailed
Information Below and Get Back to Us for Your ATM Card to Be
Delivered to Your Doorstep*

Your Full:
Residential Address.
Personal Phone/mobile No:
Attached Copy of Your Driver's License:
Occupation:

Please Provide the Above Information Accurately, Because This
Office Will Not Be Held Liable for Any Wrong Delivery of Funds
via ATM Card or online banking.Thanks for Banking With Credit
Access National Bank USA *(CANB) * While We Look Forward to
Serving You With the Best of Our Service*

Yours Truly*

Mr.Frank Williams
Fund Operational Manager
Head Foreign Transfer Department
Credit Access National Bank USA *(CANB)*

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