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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. Charles Jayden" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.martinrichard1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02.01.08 +0100
Subject: FRAUD VICTIMS REF/PAYMENTS CODE:NSB/00546

FOREIGN TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL STATE BANK
2013/2016 FRAUD VICTIMS REF/PAYMENTS CODE:NSB/00546
Date:- 26/02/2016

Attention:- Beneficiary,

It has come to our notice that you have been defrauded of your hard earned money by fraudsters from Africa and the rest of the world. During the last Anti-Fraud meeting held in Washington DC USA, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world on the loss of fund by various foreigners to scam artists operating all over the world today.

After the meeting, we have decided to redeem the good image of African Countries, Therefore an immediate payment of $3,500,000.00USD (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been ordered for each of the affected victims in accordance to our recommendations. This payments will be made by NATIONAL STATE BANK as the authorized and corresponding paying bank under the funding assistance of the World Bank.

As at date some beneficiaries have been paid most of them are from United States. Your information was among those mentioned by some of the syndicate that was apprehended in Lagos Nigeria, Benin Republic, Accra Ghana and London as one of those that have lost a lot of money to their operations. Fill the required information below so that we can start processing the release of your funds.

1-A Copy Of Your Identity
2-Current Home Address For Delivery
3-Date Of Birth
4-Occupation
5-Marital Status
6-Home Phone Number
7-Mobile Phone Number
8-Nationality


You are hereby advice and warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason whatsoever as the U.S secret service and the F.B.I is working day and night to track this criminals down. This has to be kept confidential until these criminals are all apprehended. You can receive your reimbursement via any of these options you choose (ATM MASTER CARD OR WIRE TRANSFER). In this regards, You are to contact the Payment Officer who is an Attorney And Fiduciary Agent of the National State Bank, Barrister Martin Richard on his private email so as to attend to your email response swiftly: barr.martinrichard1@gmail.com

This will enable the immediate process on the release of your compensation payment to you. Your urgent response is awaited.

Dr. Charles Jayden
Chairman, Board Of Governors
National State Bank

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