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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: US BAMK <hezekiahiheneche@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usbankcustomerservice8831@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:46:39 -0700
Subject: U.S.BANK HEAD OFFICE KINDLY REPLY IMMEDIATELY CODE (601)

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U.S.BANK
1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste.
510. Washington, DC 20036
SWIFT (US): USBKUS44XXX
Founded: United States of America
Hours: Open 24 Hours

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: BENEFICIARY.

After today's board meeting of the management of this bank, Ministry
of Finance,Internal Revenue Service of the United States (IRS), The
Reserve Bank and the World Bank Directorate it was gathered that your
overdue compensation fund worth US$5 Million has been deposited with
this bank for onward payment/ transfer to your designated/choose bank
account. the reason for this is because your name was among the scam
victims that lost a lot of money to African and European Fraudsters,
you are hereby advised to without any delay stop all contact going on
between you and anybody on the internet because you will end up getting
nothing. We are sure you that your payment will get to you as long as you
follow my directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE,
THE CODE IS: 601. Please, any time you receive a mail with the Name Mr.Richard
K Davies, check if there is CODE (601) if the code is not written, please delete
the massage from your box.

RE-CONFIRM YOUR BELOW DETAILS.

Your Full Name_______

Your Residential Address________

Your Sex/ Age_______

Occupation________

Telephone/Fax________

Next of Kin_______

Banking Details _________

Bank Name: _________

Bank Address _________

Account Name ________

Account Number _______

Routing Number _______

Swift Code ___________

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Richard K Davies
Executive Region Manager
U.S.BANK (601)

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