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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: "CAPITAL BANK FUND&CREDIT UNIT" <dw6031382@gmail.com>
Reply-To: capitalbankfundcreditunit@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:59:56 +0000
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR CREDIT

I have successfully concluded the clearance process today in good
condition. However,I also paid all the clearance charges holding the
transfer. Now the transfer of your approved compensation fund of
$850,000.00 is ready to commence now.

We will open a new domiciliary account in your name and your total approved
Payment of $850,000.00 will be deposited into the new account, your
online login information will be sent to you then you shall be
eligible to transfer to any bank of your choice.

I need you to reconfirm the information below to avoid any mistake in your
account opening and credit of your fund.


1) Your Full Name:::::::::::::
2) Your Age::::::::::::
3) Marital Status:::::::::::::
4) Your Cell Phone/Whatsapp::::::::::::::
5) Your Country:::::::::::::
6) Your Occupation:::::::::::::
7) Sex:::::::::::::
8) Your Address:::::::::::::::
9) Nearest Airport::::::::::::::
10) Next of kin:::::::::::::::::::::
11) A copy of your ID:::::::::::::::

Once you confirm the above information, your domiciliary account shall be
opened and your fund ready within 24hours, we are sorry we took this long
to reconcile your fund for transfer.

Regards
Alan Jackson
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Capital One Bank

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