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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: "Mark Brogan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markbrogan001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 04:46:44 -0500
Subject: FIRST CITIZENS BANK USA CIMB 2017©

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $2,500.000.00.DOLLARS
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECBX/06654 $2,500.000.00.Dollars
FIRST CITIZENS BANK USA CIMB 2017©
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ,
NEW YORK CITY USA.
 
 
ATTN: $2,500.000.00 USD BENEFICIARY.
 
 
On Behalf of the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK (Dr. Arturo Estrella ) and the Government of the Unites States, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $2,500.000.00.USD (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in compensation of scam victims.
 
 
This is to bring to your notice that we have delegate from the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK and the Government of the United States to pay 15 victims of internet and various scams $2,500.000.00 USD Each, Your E-mail ID was listed and approved for this payment as one of the scam victims. According to the number of applicants at hand, 8 Beneficiaries has been paid over a half of the victims are from the United States, Asia-Malaysia and Europe. We still have a pending of 7 compensations left to be paid.
 
 
According to the last meeting held here in the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NEW YORK, it was brought to our notice of the various type of scam that is going on in our world today, and this scammer's are even using the name of the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK to scam people. Today many people have lost their properties and many have gone in bankruptcy because of these CRIMINALS.
 
 
Therefore, we are writing this email to inform you that $2,500.000.00 will be released to you in your name, as it was committed for (FRBNY) Governor that Beneficiary will have to pay File release/ disbursement fees only.
 
 
YOU ARE ADVISED TO FILL THE FORM BELOW FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR COMPENSATION FUND IMMEDIATELY.
 
 
1. FULL NAMES: ____________________
2. CONTACT ADDRESS: ____________________
3. MOBILE NUMBERS: ____________________
3. HOME TELEPHONE: ____________________
4. COUNTRY: ____________________
5. SEX/AGE: ____________________
6. OCCUPATION: ____________________
7. SCANNED COPY OF IDENTITY: ____________________
 
 
NOTE: You are to immediately provide the above informations To enable us facilitate the release of your compensation fund to you immediately. Also you are not to duplicate or communicate with any one about this because we are still in trace of this internet hoodlums and criminals.
 
 
I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WITH INFORMATIONS FOR FURTHER PROCEDURES.
 
 
MR. MARK BROGAN
For: Foreign Remittance Department
Online Banking Unit
First Citizens Bank USA.
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Tel: +1 (206) 596-8340

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