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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: "Dr. Ray Oceen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.rayoceen@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:56:41 -0700
Subject: Account Balance

Attention:

Transaction Alert Service

Please be informed that a credit transaction just occurred in your favour, a compensation account has been created for you. Please find details of the transaction below:


Transaction Details


Account Number: 000026264-0266

Description: 1547390/IMF/CASH DEPOSIT

Reference No: UNPAID/COMPENSATION/IMF

Transaction Branch : Lagos

Transaction Amount : 2,980,000.00 USD - United States Dollars

Transaction Date : 24-June-2014 @13:15

Value Date : 27-June-2014


As a result of this transaction, the balances on this account is:

Available Balance: 2,980,000.43 USD

Ledger Balance: 2,980,000.43 USD


You are to contact me for further details. This is a compensation from the IMF.

Name: DR. RAY OCEEN

Email: dr.rayoceen@gmail.com

This is urgent and respond immediately.

Thanks.

Dr. Ray

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