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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: "REV PATRICA FRILES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infobank584@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:53:14 +0300
Subject: ECO BANK PLC MONEY GRAM DEPT

ECOBANK PLC, DEPT OF MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.
ADDRESS:411 GREATER.H.STREET
NAIROBI KENYA REPUBLIC,
W7 7DB, HAMPSTEAD ROAD,
CALL US ON +254_737802042

Attention Dear Customer:

The board of this Money Gram Office are here to remind and recalled your mind back that you had awaiting fund here with us to transfer to you into your bank account orin daily bases which Mr Victor Williams wanted to claimed last month and you advised this office to arrest Mr Victor because you don't know him,then we agreed with you and you promised to pay the $139.00 usd before transfer charge which is the only delay of the release of this fund to you and you agreed to pay the fee since then we did not hear from you again.

So the board of this bank has planed to call back Mr. Victor Williams to come and sign ownership certificate of this fund so that we can change the receiver name to his name but we stated that before the action will be carried out that we need to hear from you first to avoid blame on us.

The total fund you are go to receive from this bank is sum of $2.8 Million usd and instruction said that we will be transfer it into your bank account or you will be receiving $5,000.00 usd per day until your fund complete the transfer to you.

Finally,if it is your desire to start receiving your fund as from today then i want you to go now and send the fee of $139.00 usd only unless you want us to divert the fund to Mr.Victor Williams Contact me on this number : +254_737802042 or e-mail me back using this address ( infobank584@gmail.com )

1)Your Full Name:.............
2)Country and Mobile #:..........
3)Home/ Office Address:....
4)Profession and Age:.......

YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED!

REGARDS,
REV PATRICA FRILES
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS,
ECO BANK PLC MONEY GRAM DEPT

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