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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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Fraud email example:

From: European Central Bank <infooffcec@gmail.com>
Reply-To: inforabnk@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:45:51 -0700
Subject: Attn Beneficiaries award payment ATM Card USD$7.500,000.00 million!!!

Attention Beneficiaries Award Payment ATM Card USD$7.500,000.00 million!!!

I am Luis de Guindos Vice-President of the European Central Bank, We
are writing to you today because of the urgent notice regarding your
Fund Compensation US$7.500,000.00M (Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollar) to enable complete your transfer. The
recently launched Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH) by the Inter-Agency
Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) This joint launch is by the
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, United Nations, in partnership with the
European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), represents efforts to coordinate international
progress in external payments statistics. Thanks to this new
organization, the World Bank EU, UN, has given Debt Management the
international pleasure of vetting all outstanding
contractors/employees to be paid by the AMERICA government.

In this regard, your name was one of the uncertain
contractors/employees who did not receive their payments US$7.5M. I
would like to inform you that the International Debt Management has
been approved and instructed by the World Debt Organization and the
World Bank to process and release all outstanding payments to be paid.
We would like to inform you that your file has been forwarded by
various offices and departments to the Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce (CIBC), proving that you have met all the conditions
necessary to receive your payment.

One of the reasons your payment was delayed for so long was because of
a counterclaim against your fund, which required access to documents
related to your contract payment. We were satisfied that you are the
bona fide beneficiary of the said fund US$7.500,000.00 MILLION. The
attempts to divert your payment to their foreign account were made by
your local representatives in conjunction with some officials and most
of the officials involved in various executive branch misconducts have
been fired. I hereby inform you today that your AWARD PAYMENT amount
calculated US $7,500,000.00M (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States dollars) will be paid to you via ATM card or wire
transfer due to rules/regulations enforcing the Bank Secrecy Act
(BSA).

We have concluded with the Bank that a maximum withdrawal is
$20,000.00 USD (twenty thousand US dollars) per day via (ATM Payment
Cent Machine or Bank) in the world Or online shopping and duly Inter
Switch states you are able to withdraw money from any ATM Center/
banks of your choice around the world.

You are hereby advised to contact Mr. John Harry Culham, Chief
Executive Officer, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce with his
personal details as set out below and make him your friend in this
transaction as he is the rightful controller of your fund US$7.5
million transaction:

BELOW IS HIS CONTACT INFORMATION

His name: Mr. John Harry Culham Chief Executive Officer, of Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce and ATM Department

Contact him direct to his Official Email Address : (
infocibcbank@accountant.com )



Be aware that all necessary modalities concerning the release of your
fund have regularized, so all we require from you is your honest
concentration to make this transfer happen within 24hrs. Finally,
kindly contact Mr. John Harry Culham , Chief Executive Officer, CIBC)
and tick your preferable payment choice below and your with details.


OPTION 1 (ATM CARD) DELIVERY VIA COURIER COMPANY TO YOUR DOORSTEP:

(1). Your full Name:______________________________
(2). Your Country:________________
(3). Your State:______________________
(4). Your Delivery Address:___________________
(5). Your direct Phone No:_________________________
(6). Your Mobile:________________________
(7). Your Home Phone:______________________
(8). Your Copy of your Valid ID Card or passport: _________
(9). Your current occupation:______________
(10). Your Gender :___________________________________
(11). Your Date of Birth :__________________
(12). Your Next of Kin:___________________
(13).Your Second Email:__________


OPTION 2: Fund through Electronic Wire Transfer direct to your
personal account, Re-confirm the below listed
info:

1) Your bank name:_____________
2) Bank address:_____________
3) Account no:_____________
4) Routing no_____________
5) Swift code:_____________
6) Account name:_____________
7) Personal Phone/Mobile no:_____________
8) Residential Address:_____________
(9). Your full Name:_________
(10). Your Country:________________
(11). Your State:______________________
(12). Your Home Address:_______________
(13). Your direct Phone No:____________________
(14). Your Copy of your Valid ID Card or passport: _________
(15). Your current occupation:___________
(16). Your Gender :________________________

We will strictly monitor the process of your ATM Card Package delivery
to avoid the hopeless situation created by the former corrupt
officials from being repeated again. For further Clarifications in
this matter feel free to contact John Harry Culham, Chief Executive
Officer, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and make him your best
friend.

Please acknowledge receipt of this important information.

Yours faithfully,
Luis de Guindos
Vice-President of the European Central Bank

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