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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: G20's F.S.Board <treasury.hm@live.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 13:46:19 +0000
Subject: RE: YOUR FUNDS
Supply bank account to receive the funds without delay. Bank of England (Central Bank of UK) hijacked the funds that they tried to divert to Lloyds Bank 25 Gresham Street London EC2V 7HN UK. Bank officials in Africa plotted the deal. They said the funds belong to you. They said they got information you died and no means to locate your relations to claim the funds. So they decided to keep the funds in Lloyds Bank for safety until they find your relations to claim the funds. After all, we made inquiries and observed you are still alive.
Board of Directors of Bank of England decided the funds should be returned to Africa where it originated from. I personally do not want the funds to go back to Africa. They will still divert the funds elsewhere again if the funds are returned to Africa. I want the funds to move the funds to your bank account directly. So supply bank account to receive the funds.
Act fast! Bank of England is preparing to do audit. The funds are supposed to reach your bank account in a hurry. Otherwise, auditors of Bank of England will discover the funds during auditing and then confiscate the funds. Meanwhile, I told Board of Directors the funds have been returned to Africa as they decided. I deceived the Board of Directors to have a little chance to move the funds to you. So you should act faster.
You see; I am sending to you this e-mail through unofficial e-mail account that I created now for this communication. I do not want to use my official e-mail account to write to you because webmasters of Bank of England do monitor all communications that traverse www.bankofengland.co.uk and I never wanted anybody to be aware of my communication with you. So be very careful. Return to me through this E-Mail: mcarney@naver.com
This e-mail account is very protected. Nobody knows this e-mail account apart from you and my kindred. So return to me without delay through only this e-mail account mcarney@naver.com
Yours faithfully,
Mark Joseph Carney
Governor of Bank of England
Chairman of G20's Financial Stability Board
Threadneedle St, London, EC2R 8AH
Phone: +44 20 7601 4444
+44 20 7601 4771
www.bankofengland.co.uk
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