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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: "Dr.Michael W. David" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michealwdavid02@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:23:45 -0800
Subject: Attn:Fund Beneficiary

 
 
 
Attn:Fund  Beneficiary,
 
Your Over Due Inheritance/Contract Funds of $10.5M.
 
This is to notify you that your over due Inheritance/Contract /Wining Funds has been gazette to be Released, via key telex transfer (KTT) direct wire transfer to you by the Senate house committee for foreign over due fund transfer.Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be
your sister and that you asked her to represent you. Here are her in formations,
 
Name: Mrs. Joy Anderson
Bank Name: The Commerce Bank
Bank Address: 1837, Richmond av.
Staten Island, New York
Account Number: 7920507852,
Routing No: 026-013-673,
Swift Code: CBNAUS33
 
 
Kindly reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you so that the Allied Irish Banks AIB   will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong  account name.Ministry of Finance and the Senate House committee for foreign over due fund, to pay all foreign Over due Inheritance/Contract /Wining funds to respective original beneficiaries.However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs. Joy Anderson, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days  from today.
 
 
IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION'S FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE CREDITED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY MORE DELAY..AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM I WILL DIRECT PAYMASTER GENERAL
 
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBIL NO:
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:
4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
5) WORKING ID? I/INT'L PASSPORT:
 
Your Sincerely,
Dr.Michael W. David
International Operations/Foreign funds
Debt Reconciliation/Payment
Allied Irish Banks AIB

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