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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: "STANDARD CHARTERED standardchartered886@gmail.com" <singhsanjay0843@gmail.com>
Reply-To: standardchartered888@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 16:48:25 +0530
Subject: HELLO WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY

DEAR I AM JOHN FORD STANDARD CHARTERED BANK CEO, I CAME INTO THE BANK TO
RECORD SOME FILES AFTER THE HOLIDAY'S BREAK AND DISCOVERED THAT YOUR
FUND WORTH $19.7 MILLION IS STILL IN OUR BANK, I HAVE CONTROL OVER THE FUND
AND I HAVE A GUARANTEED SOLUTION FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THE TOTAL FUND OF
$19.7 MILLION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT YOU WILL PAY JUST FEE OF US$100
FOR FUND CLEARANCE CHARGE.

THIS MANAGEMENT GUARANTEED REFUND: JUST CHOOSE ANY PAYMENT OPTION YOU
WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR $19.7 MILLION FUND THROUGH 3 PAYMENT
OPTIONS BELOW:

OPTION 1: RAISING BANK ATM (AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE) SWIFT VISA CARD TO
YOU.
OPTION 2: PAYMENT THROUGH ONLINE BANKING SYSTEM ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE.
OPTION 3: BANK WIRE TRANSFER.

ALSO RECONFIRM YOUR BELOW DETAILS:
YOUR FULL NAME ....
YOUR ADDRESS......
YOUR COUNTRY......
STATE/CITY.........
YOUR PHONE NUMBER.....
YOUR AGE.............

REPLY TO: STANDARDCHARTERED888@GMAIL.COM
REPLY TO: STANDARDCHARTERED99@YANDEX.COM

BEST REGARDS
JOHN FORD

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