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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: global finance <globalfinancebank202@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 11:17:25 +0100
Subject: Read your last message from Mr. Ken Blanco Financial Crimes Agency
USA. Make sue you contact them and pay the charges, otherwise, your payment
file shall be forwarding to U.S Federal Reserve Bank for CONFISCATION.

Sir,

Read your last message from Mr. Ken Blanco Financial Crimes Agency
USA. Make sue you contact them and pay the charges, otherwise, your
payment file shall be forwarding to U.S Federal Reserve Bank for
CONFISCATION.

Yours Faithfully.

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

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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

Attn:Mr.CHANGMO KANG
102-102,254Beongil 1,Jugjeon Ro,Sujigu,Yongin City,Gyunggi Do,Republic
of Korea.( Jugjeon Dong, Lotte Village)
EMAIL: changmokang06@gmail.com​
+82 10 9144 9059

Bank name: KB KOOKMIN BANK,Seoul,Korea
Account no: 827968-07-100328
ACCOUNTEE:Kang Changmo
Swift code:CZNBKRSEXXX

Sir,

BEFORE WE CAN CONVERT PART OF YOUR US$62,500,000.00 ON ATM CARD AND
DELIVER TO YOUR ABOVE ADDRESS,OR TRANSFERRING YOUR FUND VIA BANK TO
BANK WIRE TRANSFER, YOU MUST MAKE YOUR WAIVER APPROVAL PAYMENT OF
US$970.00 FIRST, INSTEAD OF THE FORMER CHARGES OF US$1,875.00.AND YOU
MUST BE RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD OR BANK TO BANK WIRE PAYMENT BY
TUESDAY 11TH APRIL 2023.

BASED ON OUR SEVERAL EXPLANATION MESSAGES TO YOU, WE CAN CONVERT PART
OF YOUR US$ 62,500,000.00 FUNDS ON ATM CARD AND POST TO YOUR ADDRESS
OR THROUGH BANK TO BANK WIRE PAYMENT,ONLY WHEN YOU PAID FOR THE WAIVER
APPROVAL CHARGES US$970.00 OF YOUR TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION PERMIT CODE
PAYMENT, WHICH WAS US$1,875.00, BUT NOW WE HAVE GIVEN YOU A WAIVER
APPROVAL TO PAY ONLY US$970.00 TO ENABLE US PROCEED AND DELIVER YOUR
ATM CARD WITHOUT ANY DELAY. BUT YOU KEEP ON WASTING YOUR TIME AND
OURS. SO IF YOU ARE READY TO RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD, YOU MUST ADHERE
WITH OUR PAYMENT INSTRUCTION, BY MAKING THE PAYMENT OF US$970.00 ONLY,
OTHERWISE, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT THAN TO FORWARD YOUR
PAYMENT FILE WORTH US$62,500,000.00 TO U.S FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FOR
CONFISCATION. MIND YOU THAT ON OR BEFORE MONDAY 10TH APRIL 2023 IS THE
ONLY DATE REMAINING FOR YOU TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT.

HERE IS OUR USA 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

Waiting for your urgent response.

Regards,

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

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