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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: "JOHN GRIFFITH JONES." <admin@wx163.cn>
Reply-To: info.bfmunitheadofficceuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:43:14 +0200
Subject: We appreciate your urgent co-operation

FROM THE DESK OF MR JOHN GRIFFITH JONES.
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FCA).
25 THE NORTH COLONNADE, CANARY WHARF,
LONDON E14 5HS UNITED KINGDOM
(Company No. 01920623)
Tel:(+44) 704-571-1603
Fax:(+44) 843-564-3072
Email:mrjohn.g.jones_chairmanfcauk@financier.com




Attn Beneficiary,



Be officially informed that it has come to our notice via our Central
Financial Monitoring Computerized Database System that huge amount of
money has been credited in your name for transfer with our newly
authorized and Approved paying Bank or through the affiliate
corresponding Bank.


Our utmost Priority is to ensure maximum security of your Funds
Remittance and also to protect the movement of the Fund into your
desired account in your Country or any place you wish the funds should
be transferred to. I wish to let you know that all your efforts so far
in this transaction will never be in vain. We promise that you must
receive your funds successfully into your account without further
stress and also to put a lasting smile on your face and your success
in this transaction must be fruitfully achieved.


Meanwhile Under the stipulated Law of the Government of Great Britain,
Wales and other member countries of the United Nations, any huge
amount of money that has been found in the Central Financial
Monitoring Computerized Database waiting to be transferred without
claims for a period of 6 months or less, shall be confiscated and
forfeited to the United Nations account.


We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately for
ratification within the 5 working days of this notice by forwarding to
us all your current information including your direct telephone number
and postal address where your payment release documents will be send
to you in order for us to confirm your personal receipt of this fund
or consider your fund confiscated.


Be informed that as soon as we receive your current data then we will
endorse with the legal preparation of your payment release documents
and immediately instruct our authorized Bank of International
Settlement (BIS) to release your funds by forwarding your file to them
for immediate payment consideration. This email and its attachments
are confidential.


FIRST NAME:---------------------------------------------------
LAST NAME:----------------------------------------------------
SEX:----------------------------------------------------------
AGE:----------------------------------------------------------
OCCUPATION:---------------------------------------------------
FULL ADDRESS:-------------------------------------------------
NATIONALITY: -------------------------------------------------
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:--------------------------------
MOBILE #:-----------------------------------------------------
DIRECT TELEPHONE #:-------------------------------------------
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:--------------------------------------------


I ...................................................................hereby
declare that the above DATA are true, and in case of any unforeseen
circumstances.


We appreciate your urgent co-operation.



Kindest Regards,


JOHN GRIFFITH JONES,
CHAIRMAN, FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FCA).
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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