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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: FIDELITY BANK PLC <fidelity-bnk0100@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:47:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re; Release/Transfer Notice Of Your Part Payment($15.500.000,00 United States Dollars)


FIDELITY BANK PLC HEAD OFFICE
NO 2,KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
Lagos, Nigeria ,
17/01/2014
REF:(FBPLC/1414LAG).
Email; admin
TELEPHONE NUMBER +234

Release/Transfer Notice Of Your Part Payment($15.500.000,00 United States Dollars)
Payment File No: A.
24Hrs Service.............

Be informed that we received instruction from the President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to affect the Release of the Above Mentioned to you, Please kindly fill the Required Information Bellow correctly and Return it back Immediately
for procedure, and to enable this Bank Recognize you as the sole Beneficiary of the Fund.

Waiting for your Immediate Reply,

Kind Regards,
Dr.Reginald Ihejiahi
(Fidelity Bank Plc)
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APPLYING AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE PART PART PAYMENT OF $15.500.000,00 Million United States
Dollars(

I.......................FROM...............HEREBY APPLY TO YOUR BANK AS
THE BENEFICIARY OF THE PART PAYMENT OF $15.500.000,00 United States Dollars(
SIR, I WISH TO BE INTIMATED ON THE PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN HAVING THIS FUND TRANSFERRED INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT BELLOW WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY


PERSONAL INFORMATION.
My ADDRESS....................................
TELL No?......................................
FAX No?.......................................
AGE...........................................
OCCUPATION....................................
E-MAIL ADDRESS................................

I ALSO APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO APPLY SINCE ALL THIS WHILE, I WISH AN URGENT ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO MY HUMBLE APPLICATION AS THE URGENCY IMPLIES ON THIS MATTER.


Please do treat as most urgent


Dr. Reginald Ihejiahi.
MANAGING DIRECTOR

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