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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: "Stephen" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:21:48 -0800
Subject: Attention: File Ref No: ICB/97531/SCB-OX1/17

Foreign Operations Unit
Processing & Payment Department
File Ref No: ICB/97531/SCB-OX1/17
AMOUNT: US$6,500,000.00 DOLLARS ONLY.

Attention:

We hereby confirmed receipt of part payment of US$6,500,000.00 dollars only, into our official Transit Account with the International Commercial Bank Ltd Ghana, by order of the Standard Chartered Bank, Ghana in charge of Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on Overdue Contract/ Inheritance payments in

Africa,as indicated in our database. Kindly provide us with the below information by E-mail: jamesfrempong@cantv.net , re-confirm your details in our database for

immediate remittance into your designated account. Beneficiary name:________________________________

Address:__________________________________________ Tel:_________________________________Cell Phone#_____________________ Fax:

__________________________ Receiving Bank Name:_________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________ Bank Routing Number:___________________ Account

number:_______________________________________________

We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you to STOP any further communication with your associates in any of the African countries for they contributed

100% hindrances to the release of your funds. Our final fund release order will be forwarded to our operational paying bank, the International Commercial Bank Ltd Ghana, for immediate transfer of your allocation into your designated account upon receipt and official re-confirmation of your information in our database.

Fund will be retrieved to treasury after ten (10) business days of this notice.
Yours in service,
Dr. James Frempong
Payment Department Foreign Operations Unit.
ICB Ltd.

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