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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: "Elvis Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.marc0012@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 00:57:15 -0800
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

From United Nations
Attached to Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation Nigeria
Our Ref: UNCCORG/209IMF/2018

Attention Beneficiary,

We have being waiting to hear from you regarding the processing of your funds transfer valued $24,700,000.00, kindly get back to us as soon as possible to
proceed with the transfer of your funds.

However, we have a problem at hand presently. We have a Memo from the Chinese Bank that you are dead. According to the bank an application was submitted by one Mr.

Dale Hansen few days ago with a letter of authorization, claiming to be your family legal representative who has the family mandate to claim your fund on behalf of

your family and the below banking information's was submitted:

BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA,
ACCOUNT NAME: DALE HANSEN
ROUTING NUMBER: 011024389
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 233012734259
SWIFT CODE: BOTAWS7N
BANK ADDRESS: 13810 Oakview Cove San Antonio TX 78245

Can anyone presently using this email account kindly confirm your knowledge of MR. DALE HANSEN as mandated by your family to avoid wrongful payment.

We look forward to a swift response from the family. And be less assure your advice will be carried to the latter. And if our directives are carefully followed, the

fund will be release to the account within five Bank working days.

Waiting to hear from you soonest reply us through this email telex.ebpp@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,


Regards,
Elvis Johnson
For:
United Nation Payment committee.

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