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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: "Rhodes Bakare" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rhodesbakare@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 21:39:13 +0200
Subject: Confirmation Required

This is to notify you that your fund transfer of three million, five hundred thousand United States dollars [$3,500,000:00] has been approved to be Released via telegraphic wire transfer to your account as you may designate.

A lady who introduced herself as Mrs Janet white came to my office on 20th September, 2013 with an application letter, claiming to be your representative, and acting on your instruction to recall your payment into a new bank account.

Do confirm if you had authorised such application to release the funds to her on your behalf.
She applied with the banking details below:

Name: Janet White
Bank name: washington mutual
Bank address: 19507 interstate 45 south spring, tx 77388, usa
Account number: 4212432927
Routing number: 111993776

My duty is to notify the beneficiaries listed on the payment manifest and oversee that they are rightly guided to receive their payment.

So far, four [4] out of the ten [10] listed beneficiaries have confirmed the receipt of their funds.

Kindly confirm to this office, if this woman was sent by you, so that the paying bank will not be held liable for paying into the wrong hands and account.
However, if we do not receive reconfirmation and instructions from you within the next 5 working days from today, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to your representative Mrs. Janet White.

Best regards.
Rhodes Bakare.
Apex Commercial Bank
rhodesbakare@gmail.com
+27742090272

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