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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.Andrew Bruce" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeo946@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:11:30 -0800
Subject: REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT THROUGH OUR ONLINE.?

Commonwealth Bank
Menara  Kebun , 145th Floor. Jl.
Kebon Sirih Kav.755.
Jakarta Pusat 10340.
 
Indonesia
+6285697696447
Swift: FIRBGB 2L
 
Attention: Sir,
 
REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT THROUGH OUR ONLINE.
 
 
After due vetting and evaluation of your contract/Inheritance file which the Ministry Of Finance and the united nations/world bank  Forwarded and contracted
 
with us to see to the immediate release of your overdue payment , from their Offshore Account with us paid to you through our online banking. We were meant
 
to understand from our findings that you have been awarded this contract sum which is worth $15Million Dollars as instructed by united nations/world bank, We
 
advise that you to further communication with our correspondence office in Jakarta Indonesia. as the power to process and release your payment now rest on
 
this bank.
 
The only thing required from you is to open an offshore account with us and your money will be transferred from  there to your nominated  bank account
 
We will direct you on how to open it so that our bank will effect immediate transfer of your fund into your designated bank account. Should you follow up our
 
directives, your fund will reflect in your account within five Bank working days from the day you open the offshore account with us.
 
Make sure you contact me the moment this letter is received by you either through my office email account below or give me a call on the number below to
 
enable us commence actions on your funds release process without further delay.
 
Yours In Service,
Mr.Andrew Bruce.
+6285697696447
Head,Private Banking Section.
 
 
 
 

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