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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: Brent Donald <brentdonaldcbn1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ccc_service@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:03:56 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT FILE NUMBER: 591HDW4AFRD57

From Dr Brent Donald Zenith Bank PLC
(CEO: Director Of ATM CARD DEPARTMENT)
Zenith Bank (Head Office)
Address: Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos

Attention: beneficiary

YOUR PAYMENT FILE NUMBER: 591HDW4AFRD57

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the year 2018
we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have
been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or
have given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations, however,it was revealed that there are Foreigners
who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally
without the knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your
own change is

this Mr. Charles J. Colocino Jr. ADDRESS: 1777 DEVILS ELBOW ROAD JERSEY
SHORE, Pennsylvania 17740, U.S.A who said you are dead. They have also
forwarded to this bank account below as the new account:

Bank of America
Address : 1111 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 USA
Bank Tel : (804) 788-2121
Account Number: 598746528423
Routing Number: 112203216

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to
write to your email address which after 5 days from now and there is no
response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the
transfer. If proved

otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related
Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number,contact address.

You are therefore being compensated with the total sum $2.5 Million
Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are
barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or
want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you
are not dead.You will receive your compensation paymeny Of (US $2.5 Million
Dollars.)

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWING:

1) YOUR FULL NAME : .............................................

2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS : .......................................

3) YOUR FULL BANKING PARTICULARS : ........ ...............................

4) DIRECT PHONE NUMBER : ...............................................

5) AGE AND MARITAL STATUS : ........................................

6) COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION : ........................................

A) DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER : .............................................

B) CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT ...........................................

C) ATM VISA CARD .............................................

Any one of your choice will be process and transfer without delay. AS SOON
AS THE ABOVE INFORMATION ARE RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU.

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and
prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any
further delay.

You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings
against Mr. Charles J. Colocino Jr, and his accomplices.

We do await your positive response.

From Dr Brent Donald Zenith Bank PLC
(CEO: Director Of ATM CARD DEPARTMENT)
Zenith Bank (Head Office)
Address: Plot 84, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos

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