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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: "Dr. Johnson Ezeife" <legnum000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Johnson Ezeife" <drjohnsonezeife@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 07:49:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Is Needed


FROM THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE/FUND
OFFICE ADDRESS: 21 GOV ROD CA JACKSON 2 COTONOU BENIN

DATE: 18/09/2014.
 
Dear: Beneficiary:
 
We have received an official notification today, from MR ANDREW M.BORIS, who claimed that you have authorized him to handle everything concerning the release of your inheritance Funds valued $40.5Million (US DOLLARS), as he confirmed to us that you are now in the Hospital taking care of your illness, but in consideration to the nature of our Official services here, we deem it necessary to get in touch with you first for proper confirmation before proceeding to his request.

Therefore, we need your prompt instruction to proceed with him in this matter or not. Below are the Bank account details that he has already forwarded to us for the purpose of remitting the funds to him, thus:-
 
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: 421 FAYETTEVILLE ST, RALEIGH, NC 27601-1792
ACCOUNT NAME: ANDREW M.BORIS
ADDRESS: 14626 BRIDLE TRACE LANE PINEVILLE, NC 28134-9141
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 586012358866
ROUTING NUMBER: 113000023
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N
 
NOTE: The release of the fund will be fixed as soon as we receive your prompt response to this message therefore, it is very important that you get in touch with us for immediate confirmation. If you need further information, feel free to get in touch with us by mail or call as soon as you receive this message today and don't fail to reconfirm your data where the funds will be transferred into your bank account or your full address where you want your bank check or atm card to be delivered which ever way you applied.

Get back to us as fast as you can before what belong to you change to someone else. Thanks and best regards.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Johnson Ezeife
From Director for Foreign Remittance Committee

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