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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: Jeffrey Benneth <jeffreybenneth101@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:39:40 +0000
Subject: NOTICE ON TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (T/T)


[Swiss Bank Corporation logo (c. 1973)]
Swiss Bank Corporation
Börsenstrasse 15,
CH - 8022 Zurich
Email : info.swissbankcorp@aol.com<mailto:info.swissbankcorp@aol.com>


TO :Beneficiary
Sir
NOTICE ON TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (T/T)
This is the second time we are writing you concerning your overdue payment, we assumed that you did not receive our first letter dated as above and we deem it wise to resend it again.

We hereby officially notifying you concerning your fund scheduled for telegraphic transfer to your bank account which has been officially approved by the management of Swiss Banking Corporation (SBC) to credit the sum of US$25,500,500.00 (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into your nominated bank account.

Fund in question was part of the lodged fund by late president
Saddam Hussein of Iraq which was discovery with world bank in Switzerland, which the Swiss bank has decided to distribute generously to lucky individuals and the America government and also the new France president is in agreement with the Swiss bank to distribute the fund to seven hundred thousand people in America, Europe, Asia and Africa in order to help improve their businesses.

We have commenced processing of the payment , everything
concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we receive below needed information.

Also be informed that the Governor of European Apex Bank in London (BL) will sign on your payment and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes.
Meanwhile your information and your full contact details was received from the Claims Resolution Unit (CRU) on your behalf, for immediate release of the said fund in your favor.
Therefore, you are being expected to reconfirm the below information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknownaccount. These are the information needed to be reconfirmed by you.

1: Your full name and contact address.
2: Date of Birth
3: Occupation
4: Your direct phone number
As soon as I receive the above info, I will process your payment to
enable the transfer get started immediately.

Direct Email : info.swissbankcorp@aol.com<mailto:info.swissbankcorp@aol.com>

Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated.

Yours in service,
Mr. Thomas J. Jordan,
Chairman Governing Board, Zurich
Direct Email : info.swissbankcorp@aol.com<mailto:info.swissbankcorp@aol.com>
https://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/snb/bodies/id/snb_bodies_enlarg
Swiss National Bank (SNB) - Enlarged Governing Board<https://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/snb/bodies/id/snb_bodies_enlarg>
Thomas J. Jordan was born in Bienne, Switzerland in 1963. He studied economics and business studies at the University of Berne, completing his degree in 1989 and his doctorate in 1993


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