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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: "Bar.Steven John " <fedexdeliverycompany291@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alrayanbankofunitedkingdom@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:09:16 -0700
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary:

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DEAR CUSTOMER,




This is Bar.Steven John the new manager Al Rayan Bank of United Kingdom.

I received your information from United Nation that your funds have
been approved, the some of $6.5 million USD.


It was posted to our office this morning. all we needed from you now
is your bank details where we can transfer your funds through online
bank to bank transfer.ALL
INFORMATION SHOULD BE SEND TO this Email(alrayanbankofunitedkingdom@gmail.com).

I'm waiting to hear from you as soon as you receive my message.

YOUR FULL NAME:
YOUR ADDRESS:
YOUR COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
AGE;
SEX:
YOUR BANK NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ACCOUNT NAME:
SOFT CODE:
BANK ADDRESS:
SWIFT CODE:
Thanks for your understanding,
In God we trust
From manager Abuk,

Yours sincerely,

Bar.Steven John
Chief Executive Officer Al Rayan Bank of United Kingdom

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