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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: "Mr. John Andrew" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlypaulharry@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:17:01 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Your Payment Notice.

Hello Dear,

How are you doing? I am Mr. John Andrew a British working with World Bank Group Africa and having reviewed your payment with the obstacles and problems surrounding the transfer of the ($1,200,000.00) dollars been the group compensation with your inability to contact the concern authority over some charges levied against you due to the past transfer options which you fail to comply with the bank because you didn't believe the origin of the money.

The Board of Directors of the paying bank, has ordered there Foreign Remittance Unit of International Commecial Bank (ICB) and United Bank for Africa (UBA) to avoid much expenses in you coming down to Cotonou Republic of Benin for the payment in other that the money is direct transfer to you or issuing you an INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE VISA CARD which can be use to withdraw your money anywhere in the world.

So therefore, kindly contact Barrister Jacques Hans for details or it will be declare unclaimed and return to the commission should in case you fail to meet up this time as the instruction giving by the Group.

Foreign Payment Credit Centre
C/36, Zone Fifa, Cotonou,
Republic of Benin West Africa
Tel: +229 65 03 27 5
E-mail: info.shammahchambers@gmail.com
Contact Person: Barrister Jacques Hans

Contact the above immediately to re-claim your payment as my official leave will start tomorrow.

Regards,
Mr. John Andrew

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