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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 Moore Ron" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bankofengland.ronmoore@europe.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:52:59 -0400
Subject: (NOTIFICATION ADVICE))

FROM THE DESK OF
THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE OFFICER
BANK OF ENGLAND
Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AH,
United Kingdom
E-mail: bankofenglandwiredept@europe.com
Dear beneficiary,                 
                                                           REF: NOTIFICATION ADVICE
We have received your payment approval from our Customer, the Central Bank of Nigeria and West Africa countries for further credit of your fund part payment of your Inheritance fund/contract fund/lottery fund and Next of Kins fund worth US$10,500,000.00 into your bank account or by atm card.With all due respect, our bank has obliged to credit your account with quoting reference transfer regulation and in line with British Financial and Allied Conduct, your account will be credited or by atm card issue and deliver to you as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer or you may advise us to deduct the total value and transfer the balance to your account.
Should you be willing to accept deduction, we will urge you to contact the Office of the Presidency Nigeria, which is the only authorized organization in Africa, presently vested with the sole responsibility for regulating all international fund transfer from West Africa countries. You are advised to contact and attention your application for the issuance of the Original Authority to Deduct Bill of Exchange Form to General Usman Ali via email: usmanali@presidency.com , which will enable us deduct the 1% cost of transfer from your principle amount.  Be advised also that we only acknowledge the receipt of the ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE FORM, which must be duly filed and signed before we can effect any deduction.
In line with our banking regulation, final crediting shall be made directly to your account upon your compliance to this directive.
Congratulations!!
Mr Moore Ron
International Remittance Officer
Bank of England

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