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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: "Robert E. Marling Jr" <masaki@e-omi.ne.jp>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:12:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Customer,





Dear Customer,
The Wood-Forest National Bank Texas controlling department has issued a
security transfer CODE which is (WF/200/105/21), the Authentication
section code of this bank concludes the verification of your file. After
going through all the documents of claim received by this department
with justification and verification from the global strategy United
States we are completely satisfied and you have been confirmed.
Considering the volume of your payment, it is right for us to seek for
the approval of some money regulatory Boards here in United States
before we can carry out the Transfer of an amount of such magnitude to
anybody, otherwise any such transfer will be stopped by the Authorities
of Wood-Forest National Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Approval Documents from the concerned Authorities here in United States
are needed to avoid stoppage once the Transfer is carried out and for
that reason, you are required to pay the sum of $25 as this money will
be used by our Bank Attorney to Obtain all the necessary documents that
will enable the final Transfer of your Funds. which worth sum of $15,5m
Wood Forest National Bank hereby states officially that the required
payment will remain the only and final monetary obligation required from
you prior to the final transfer of your funds, hence any further charges
will be our bank's full responsibility till final transfer of your
payment is made to your bank account.
We await your urgent response to obtain the remaining documents through
our bank Attorney, kindly send the funds directly to our attorney via
Google play Card or Steam Wallet Gift Card.
Go to any Walmart Store or CVS Pharmacy and get a Google play Card of
$25 only scratch and send a scan copy of the Card bearing the codes for
confirmation.
BELOW ARE THE APPROVED MEANS OF RECEIVING YOUR MONEY AND IT CHARGE
RATES. You are to CHOOSE one of the OPTIONS Below
(1) Bank to Bank Transfer:.........Charge Rate: $50
(2) ATM Card Delivery:..........Charge Rate: $25
(3) Cashier Check Delivery:......Charge Rate $25
NB: THIS TRANSACTION IS BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
IN ORDER TO GUARDS US FOR INTERNET IMPOSTORS.
Your Designated Bank account details for the Transfer;
Bank Name and Address...
Account Number:
Account Name:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:
If at all you do not have Bank Account or you don't wish to to receive
this fund in your own Account, we can open an online Account on your
behalf with our Bank and send the Online Banking details to you
including the ATM CARD and CASHIER CHECK which you can Transfer out
money to any Bank of your choice, use the ATM CARD to pay bills and make
withdrawals in any ATM Machine around or You can fill up the check and
cash it in any Bank of your choice with a valid Identification but this
process cost $25.00
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking
needs.Please Note That if You Find This email In Your Spam Please No
That Is Due To Low Network.
Yours sincerely,
Robert E. Marling Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Woodforest National Bank
text or call +1 253 387 8208 add on whatsapp +229 6604 1232
EMAIL; ( robertemarlingjr155@gmail.com )

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