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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: "Central Bank Payment Notification" <service@wmsc.info>
Reply-To: info.sfsc001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 10:34:01 -0400
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!




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Hello

Your transfer of USD 1.500.000 has been signed today and you have to
contact United Bank For Africa to finalize the transaction to your
personal Bank account or any account of your choice. Contact them here:

CHUDEL NKELI
Email: info.sfsc001@gmail.com
Telephone#: +229 98493396

Congratulations!

Central Bank
Benin Republic

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