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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. Gregory Morris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gregorymorris1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:42:03 +0400
Subject: RE: YOUR CHANGE OF ACCOUNT BY YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

The Common wealth Bank
Bahamas .


Date : 16 September , 2016
Ref:CWB/0011-18-BRUK/01-2014.


Attention: Beneficiary
For ; Beneficiary

RE: YOUR CHANGE OF ACCOUNT BY YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

This is to notify you that based on the petitions from international security agents to foreign beneficiaries over non-payment of claims to rightful fund beneficiaries , your account will be credited from Common wealth Bank Bahamas because your name is among the list of beneficiaries for verification based on your Long awaited Funds US$ 10.5Million with us , our Bank the Common wealth Bank was then commissioned to look into such payments it's released for verification, vetting and for immediate payment re-crediting to the respective beneficiaries.

It was based on this that the sum of US$ US$ 10.5Million was released to this
office to effect Payments to you as the beneficiary as stated on the Payment
File here, in view of this, your account will be credited from Common wealth Bank because your name is among the list of beneficiaries for verification
as it was discovered that there was a change of account information in your
file submitted for your payment by your local representatives (Mr. Trivedi
Kiran Vas ) with an affidavit to support the effectiveness of the claim.

You are therefore advised to confirm that one Mr. Trivedi Kiran, the MD
TRANS GLOBAL ENERGY FUNDS Singapore whose information is in our office has been mandated by you to represent you , on the claim of your funds
US$ 10.5Million about to be released.

This your Representative Mr. Trivedi Kiran presented to us The Deed of
Assignment You signed in his favor, and a re validated Anti Terrorist
certificate which you placed on his favor authorizing him as your Fund
Representative , thereby making him the current beneficiary with the
following account details on your behalf to claim your funds:

CITI BANK N.A
336 STRAND LONDON WC2R 1HB
SORT CODE= 18-50-08
SWIFT= CITIGB2I
A/C NO. = 104479411

BENEFICIARY: TRANS GLOBAL ENERGY FUNDS

Please kindly confirm back to us if you are aware of this your
Representative's Visit to our bank to enable us proceed with the Processing
of your payment.

Again endeavor to give Your full name, your telephone, A copy of any of your valid identity card and contact address while replying this message for easy communication.

Thanks for banking with us.

Sincerely,
Mr. Gregory Morris,
For: Commonwealth Bank , Bahamas.
gregorymorris1@hotmail.com

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