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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: FNB BANK <acc.dept_fnb_bank@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:02:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: TO: TEGUH IMAN PRASETYO {WE NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONDS}






International
telegraphic transfer department

Office
of the Regional Director

International
Banking Department

First
National bank of South
Africa

Johannesburg , Gauteng
South Africa

Ext.1
helps desk Department

Ext.2
Accounts Department

Ext.3
Int’l Remittance Department

Ext.4
Customer Relations department

From:
Mr. Paul Kenneth Harris

 


TO:
TEGUH IMAN PRASETYO

 

We have acknowledge the transfer of your
US$90,000.000 dollars to your bank account in [037-097-6597/ BCA BANK], Pursuant
to Foreign Exchange Allocation Approval Order from the ministry of finance with
the remittance advice forwarded to this office, we hereby confirm assurance in
your favor the sum of Ninety Thousand United States dollars only [US$90,000.00]
Representing full payment due for you as Western union award prize.

 


There is a little problem; with your transfer
transaction could not be completed in your bank account today.

 


We the First National Bank of South Africa
[FNB] have placed a [Transfer stop order]
on the transfer of your fund prior to the provision of our [BANK TRANSFER
PROCESSING FEE of [$180 Dollars]
before your [USD$90,000.00 Thousand Dollars] will credit to your bank account.

 


NOTE: we
are tried to deduct our bank transfer processing fee and we found out that the
funds [$90, 000.00 dollars] have already been transferred to your account and
cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you the beneficiary.

 


We hereby advised you to pay the transfer processing
fees {$180.00 USD} to our Customer
Service Representative in-charge of this transaction so that your award prize
Ninety Thousand United States dollars only [US$90,000.00] will credit to your
account within the next 24hrs.

 


NOTE: you will require paying the mandatory Bank
transfer processing fee of $180 dollars via any MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER
or WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in your area with the name of our
Customer Service Representative receiver:

………………………………………………………………………


RECEIVER’S NAME: LAWRENCE AGBAKWURU

 


PROCESSING FEE: $180.00 USD

 


COUNTRY-CITY:  SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG


 


ON ANY OF THE NEAREST MONEY
GRAM MONEY TRANSFER IN YOUR AREA.

 ………………………………………………………………………

So once you have received the ATTESTATION REPORT
/ TRANSFER STOP ORDER, I will advise you to proceed and go to any Money
Gram Money Transfer in your area and make the payment of the processing fee and
send the payment slip for final release of your $90,000.00 [Ninety thousand
dollars] within the nest [24 hours].

 


Upon the receipt of the Money Gram transfer slip for
the above requested fee, you’re award prize USD90, 000.00 [Ninety Thousand
Dollars] will credit in your account within the nest 24hrs.

 

NOTE: If you do notice any discrepancies with the
information you received, please call us +27 73 749 0443 immediately for
rectification, as this might hinder the successful transfer of your funds
transfer.

 


Thanks
and have a nice day.

 


International
telegraphic transfer department

Office
of the Regional Director

International
Banking Department

First
National bank of South
Africa

Johannesburg , Gauteng
South Africa

From:
Mr. Paul Kenneth Harris

NOTE: THIS IS
THE REASON WHY YOUR TRANSFER TRANSACTION {$90,000.00} COULD NOT BE COMPLETED IN
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TODAY.




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