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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: "Mark Carney" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <govofficesdesk.uk@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 05:35:20 -0700
Subject: Personally to you & Very Important

Threandneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH,
United Kingdom
Tel: +447087643698
Fax: 448712187442
Email: macarney001@outlook.com


ATTENTION: BENEFICAIRY,

I'M DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I AM THE RECENT BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR NEWLY VOTED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND, LEGALLY IN-CHARGE OF THE ENTIRE LOCAL BANKS AND ALL THE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS.

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN UNDER THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE CIVILAN NEW PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON, WHOM HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ALL OUTSTANDING INHERITANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENTS, LOTTERY PAYMENTS WHICH WAS OVERDUE BY THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN AND AS WELL AS BENEFICIARIES WHOM WERE SCAMMED BY AFRICAN 419 ARTISTS/PERPETRATORS IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

NOTE: OUT OF TEN SELECTED BENEFICIARIES APPROVED FOR PAYMENT, YOUR NAME AND YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS APPEARED IN OUR FILE AS THE SECOND BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE US$10,500,000,00 WHICH HAS BEEN GAZZETED AND TO BE RELEASED VIA DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR GOOD SELF.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN DIANE L. MCALLISTER CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS AS STATED BELOW:

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Account Holder: Diane L. Mcallister
Account No: 003767127294
Routing No: 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St #2 Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

PLEASE DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE BANK OF ENGLAND WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$10.5 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF OVER DUE PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF OR AS A SCAMMED VICTIM THAT HAS NOT RECIEVED HIS OR HER COMPENSATION FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND. ON RESPONSE TO THIS NOTIFICATION, MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE PROCESSING OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR GOOD SELF.

1. YOUR NAME:...
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR TELEPHONE....
4. AGE........
5. SEX:....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION ...............
7. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:............
8. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY............


AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /FOREIGN OPERATIONS TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.


HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WILLIS IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVINIENCES OR DELAY THAT WE MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU IN TRANSFERRING YOUR FUNDS CALL ME DIRECTLY ON MY OFFICE LINE: +447087643698 or email at (macarney001@outlook.com)

I REMAIN YOURS IN SERVICE,

MARK CARNEY
GOVERNOR, BANK OF ENGLAND
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF ENGLAND
CC: BRITISH TREASURY MINISTRY

N/B: YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO FORWARD THIS NOTIFICATION TO ANYBODY FOR YOUR SAFEGUARD MOTIVE

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