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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. Ben S. Bernanke" <mrbensbernanke@rogers.com>
Reply-To: bensbernanke17@24.tc
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:55:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York


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Attn: Beneficiary,
 
This is to let you know that we have received a payment credit
instruction from the Federal
Government of Nigeria to credit your account with your full Inheritance
fund of US$10.5Million from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank, Bank of
America 
 
However, you shall required to provide the followings datas below:
 
{1}. Your Full Name and Address.:  
{2}. Your Confidential Tel, Cell and
Fax.
{3). Your Bank name and address.:  
{4). Your A/c Name and A/c
Numbers.:  
(5). Your Swift Code / Routing
Numbers.:
 
Please do provide the above information accurately, because this office
cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liability of
funds credited into a ghost account.
 
Thanks for banking with Bank of America
while we looking forward to serving you with the best of our
service.

 



Thanks and God bless
you.

























 
























Regards,























 











































Yours in Service, 
 Mr.Ben S. Bernanke
Chairman Federal
Reserve Bank New York

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