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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: global finance <globalfinancebank202@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 14:02:42 +0100
Subject: A WAIVER APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU BY THIS OFFICE.

Sir,
A WAIVER APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU BY THIS OFFICE.

YES IT IS POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER US$50,000.00 TO US$100,000.00 AT ONCE
ONCE WE RECEIVE THE WAIVER PAYMENT TODAY.AND ALSO TRANSFER THE OTHER
US$100,000.00 TO COMPLETE IT US$200,000.00 FOR THE 1ST BATCH,TO ENABLE
YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE BALANCE TO HAVE FULL ACCESS ON YOUR
BALANCE FUND OF US$62,300,000.00.BUT IF YOU FAIL TO SEND THIS US$970
FOR YOUR WAIVER PAYMENT BEFORE THE CLOSE OF WORK TODAY, YOU WILL LOSE
THE WHOLE FUNDS.

HERE IS THE AGENT BANK DETAILS FOR THE PAYMENT:

Bank: Keybank
Bank address: 9192 E US Hwy 36, Avon, IN 46123 USA.
A/C Name: Ogar Ogar
Beneficiary Address : 3160 IN-3, Newcastle, IN 47362 USA.
Acct: 148611391472
Routing: 041001039
Swift: KEYBUS33XXX
AMOUNT:US$970.00 ONLY

YOU CAN AS WELL GO TO GIFT CARDS STORE RIGHT NOW AND PURCHASE STEAM
CARDS WORTH THE SAME AMOUNT US$970 AND SEND. MAKE SURE YOU PURCHASED
THE STEAM CARDS ON US$100 EACH INTO (9) PIECES, THEN (1) CARD FOR
US$50 AND THE LAST (1) CARD FOR US$20,MAKE SURE YOU SNAP THE CARDS AND
SEND TO THIS EMAIL AND COPY TO MR. KEN BLANCO.

YOU ARE FREE TO CONTACT MR. KEN BLANCO TO VERIFY:

Mr.Ken Blanco
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
2070 Chain Bridge Road,Vienna,VA 22182 USA.
Email: fincen.office@ficen.us

Thanks for banking with us, we are here at your service.

MRS.CAROLINE WHITE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
GLOBAL FINANCE BANK.
8 CATHERINE ST,NEW YORK,NY 10038,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
DIRECT TELEPHONE NO:+1 332-230-9155


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From Mr.Ken Blanco
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
2070 Chain Bridge Road,Vienna,VA 22182 USA.
Email: fincen.office@ficen.us

C/c:MR. ROBERT SMITH
ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR.
GLOBAL FINANCE BANK.
8 CATHERINE ST,NEW YORK,NY 10038,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
DIRECT TELEPHONE NO:+1 332-230-9155
EMAIL: info@glfin-online.us

Hi,

AS YOU CAN SEE OR UNDERSTAND, WE ARE NOT AFTER YOUR WAIVER APPROVAL
PAYMENT US$970.00 BUT AFTER YOUR FUND US$62,500,000.00. FOR THIS
REASON, YOU MUST ABIDE ON OUR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS OR FORGET ABOUT IT.

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO EITHER RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS OR TO LOSE THE
WHOLE FUNDS BY THE U.S FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BY THE CLOSE OF WORK
TODAY.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully.

Mr.Ken Blanco
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
2070 Chain Bridge Road,Vienna,VA 22182 USA.
Email: fincen.office@ficen.us

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