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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bnkab01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ROSE astu <irsoffb011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ROSE astu <bnkab01@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:04:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: REGARDING YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER.
 Attn Dear Beneficial,
REGARDING YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER.
We due wanted to let you know that your funds worth about $2.5 M usd has been deposited to our custody by Mrs. rose as a compensation funds because the president of the country issues to us that all the unclaimed funds will be released to the owner as we close for the end of the year annual era, Meanwhile as a beneficial of the said funds you have to realize that you must come down here to sign and claim your funds but if you can not be able to come down then you have to pay for the signing of your approval funds certificate which will cost you only $149 usd so that the attorney general will put on her signature down on your approval funds certificate which will indicated that you are the rightfulowner of this funds so that the funds will be released to your bank account immediately.
Secondary be informed that Mrs. rose who deposited your funds have travel to Asia pacific country for an important project and she paid for the deposited charges and obtain the approval funds certificate but the only thing holding the transfer to be done is the signing charges which you may come down here and sign it by your self or you send down the signing charges so that the attorney general will sign it on your behalf but if you refuse to do something about this that means we can go and transfer your total funds $2.5 M usd to government treasure account and you can never ever receive it anymore. Furthermore you still have chance and opportunity to receive these funds before Xmas response.
Now kindly reconfirm and forward us you’re banking details such as below,
Your account name.......
Phone Num........
Bank Name........
Bank Address...........
Bank account Num...........
Routing Num...........
Swift Code.......
Attach Id copy or Passport........
Age......
Sex.............
Marital status.......
Here is the email of the bank email id below ( bnkab01@gmail.com ) contact name Mr. Ben Johnson
Finally after you reconfirm us the following information kindly let us know if you are ready and willing to come down or pay the fee required so that we can be able to instruct you on how you can pay the fee or direct you how you will come down for the signing of your approval funds certificate and to enable the Government realize that you are the rightful owner of the funds and also the government of your country to know you as a beneficial to avoid any problem ok.
We are looking forward to hear back from you soon.
Regards.
Mrs. Rose.
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