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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: "Mr.David Mike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidmike_201@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 17:55:19 +0100
Subject: AER YOU DEAD OR ALIVE???

WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.
LAGOS - NIGERIA
FROM: David Mike
CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT
YOU CAN ALSO REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:
Telephone.+234-70-83275493.


I am Mr.David Mike from Finland, Europe, newly inaugurated of World
Fund Discovery Management and Payment Bureau but presently working in
Nigeria on official assignment of the ongoing International funds
payments. I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security
report reaching my office and the intense nature of polity in London
and U.S.A. This has now resulted in bringing the USA, British and
Nigerian Government into the case and we really want you to explain to
us what you know about this transfer/payment, so also to help us fight
fraud activities going on round the whole Africa in particular, this
is why we have agreed and decided that all lucky shorthlisted clients
MUST be paid through FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, NEW-YORK, UNITED STATES. As
soon as you respond back to us within the appropraite time, we shall
direct you how to contact the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, NEW-YORK, UNITED
STATES and also what to do to receive your funds.

This body was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being
owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through
Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards, NNPC
contracts all over the world that are not be paid to and scammer's
Victims compensations, All participants/beneficiaries were selected
randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies Your email address and name
emerged as a beneficiary of this humanitarian gesture in the exercise
hence this notification. USA and British Government has giving
instructions to release your $2m into your account immediately
without any delay. Your are advise to confirm your banking information
so that $2m will paid into your account.

However, we received a petition today from one Mr. Andrew wolley
that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such
your fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also
submitted her Bank account with Bank of America for the transfer of
the fund to her. To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong
individual/beneficiary, our offices decided to contact you for
confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be
assumed that the petition of Mr. Andrew wolley is true and the fund will be
paid to her without further delay. Below is her banking details where
she (Mr. Andrew wolley) wish to have the funds paid to for your perusal.

Bank of America
6901 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
Phone: 405-773-1683405-773-1683 Fax: 405-722-6005 ABA: 103000017 (all other)
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT: Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy

Furthermore, please to enable be sure that we are dealing with the
bonafide-beneficiary, can you please re-confirm the below information
to finally advance you to receiving your funds through FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK, NEW-YORK, UNITED STATES via ONLINE BANKING.

Your Full Name _________________

Your Complete Address: _____________________________

Your Private Email Address_________________________

Name of your Company: ____________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): ____________________

Direct Telephone Number:_____________________

Mobile ____________________________

Number: _______________________________________

Fax Number: ____________________________________

Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself. and
how you want your fund paid to you immediately and get back to us now.

Thanks.

Yours Truly,

Mr.David Mike
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau
Telephone. +234-70-83275493

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