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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: NOTIFICATION OFFICE <dr.rolandibe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: verificationofpaymentfil@yahoo.in
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 12:08:21 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION,,,,

MICHAEL MCKAY,
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OFFSHORE
BANK OF IRELAND LIMITED
PO BOX 247 CHRISTIAN ROAD DOUGLAS
ISLE OF MAN IM99 1XF
UNITED KINGDOM.


Urgent Attention:
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

ATTN: VERIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE.

FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS, NEXT OF KIN FUNDS AND
LOTTERY FUNDS DUE FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT WITH THE BANK OF IRELAND
LIMITED . YOUR NAME/PARTICULARS WAS DISCOVERED, AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF
THE OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS THIS
IS THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE UNITED NATION AND WORLD BANK.

I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE
RELEASED TO YOU THROUGH THE DELIVERING SYSTEM AT YOUR DOOR STEP AS
SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER WITH ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
ALSO NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING PART
PAYMENT WILL BE PAID BY DELIVERING TO YOUR DOOR STEP BY CASH
$2,700,000.00 (TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS). KINDLY
RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

NAME:_______________________
DATE OF BIRTH:____/____/____
HOME ADDRESS:_________________
CITY/STATE/ZIP CODE__________________
HOME PHONE#: (___)___________
CELL PHONE#:_______________
MARITAL STATUS:______________
OCCUPATION:_________________
COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:____________

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, THE FUND WILL BE DELIVERED TO
YOU DIRECTLY FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN DELIVERING DEPARTMENT
WILL MAKE YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU IN A DELIVERY SYSTEM DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR
STEP BY CHASE. YOU CAN MAIL ME ON MY DIRECT MAIL ADDRESS AS SOON AS
YOU RECEIVE THIS MEMO FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

REGARDS,
MICHAEL MCKAY,
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OFFSHORE
BANK OF IRELAND LIMITED

PHONE: +

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