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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: " Andrew Hauser" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <"boeinfo@mail2london.com, daniel.lampart"@o2.pl>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:21:40 +0200
Subject: RE: Your Unclaim Inheritance/Contract Payment


Head of Foreign Debt Reconciliation Unit
Bank of England (BOE)
London, EC2R 8AH

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary.

Sir/Madam,

The Head of Foreign Debt Reconciliation Unit, Bank of England (BOE), London United
Kingdom, We write to inform you that through our Electronic Surveillance Unit (ESU)
we confirm and recover your funds in our reserve in Bank for further transfer to your
bank account; this fund is meant for your contract/inheritance settlement deposited in
our reserve by United States of American Revenue Office as a recovery funds in your
favour.

Following an attached sworn affidavit and transfer application tender on your behalf,
be advised that Approvals has been granted for this transfer and we have been mandated
to issue a payment advise for the funds to be remitted to you as the rightful
beneficiary, which must be in accordance with the understanding and current proposed
legislative payment agreement between the US Government and British Government to
release the funds to your bank account stated below:

Bank Name: The Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank Address: 40 Main Street, Kenora, ON P9N 1S7
Account Name: Darlene Chagnon
Account Number: 0121548101
Routing Number: 002 90217
Swift code: NOSCCATT

Furthermore, be advised to cross-check and conform the acceptance of the above stated
bank account details for the transfer to remitting the finds into a wrong beneficiary's
account because we have already received the transaction approval from US Government to
release the funds to you, the payment agreement for the bank to bank transfer has been
put in place and computerized for activation of your transfer database hence your funds
has been programmed for immediate transfer to your designated bank account mentioned
above.

This transaction must be remained confidential until you get paid to avoid jeopardy in
concluding this transaction, we advise you to desist from communicating with any other
office and we promise you that your fund will take 48 banking hours to be remitted into
your bank account. Direct Tel:+447024018868

Regards,

Mr. Andrew Hauser
Debt Reconciliation Unit
Bank of England (BOE)

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