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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: Axis Bank Plc India <cba4cba5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www0033w@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:26:01 +0100
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY,

Attention Beneficiary,

This transaction is lottery won by your e-mail address via online
active email address selected from sponsor of Coca Cola Company
award.With due respect and utmost courtesy, we write to officially
regarding the release of your award Winning fund valued sum of
$12,000,000,000.00 USD from Coca Cola Company which was approved for
release via Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer into your nominated bank
account. But one Mr. Weiss Mohamad G Nam who presented a bank name and
a telephone number with a resident address. Stating that you gave him
the power of attorney to make your claims of your fund that you are
not able to complete the deal.

Please try and get back to us immediately before we can instruct him
to pay for the required charges of $250 only which he is ready to pay
more then the $250 to claim your fund and we will have the fund
transferred to him immediate effect. And he agree to paid the
remaining fee today so we are very happy to release the fund for him
since you have refused to complied but we still want to confirm from
you before we proceed because you have delayed us a lot and you are
joking with the deal since but I don't want you to loose this fund I
invested on this deal and I will forward his name and the address to
the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (IMF) Office as soon as I
hear from you and we will go court to make the changing of ownership
so get back ASAP so that we can finished this deal.

Below is the information’s he sent to us.
Name : Mr. Weiss Mohamad G
Address: 6323 Brown Leeln Arlington Tx 76018
Bank Name: Bank International Indonesia
Bank Address : M.H.Thamrin Street
NO.51.Jakarta.USA
Routing No : C H 2 8 1 0 1 3
Swift Code : I B B K I D J A
Account Number :RKK-9900-1024-6001 (USD Account)

I will advice you purchase iTunes card Or Stream Wallet card or Google
Play gift Card Or Amazon gift Card and send it it will be faster and
you once of $250 and send it today send me the pictures so that i will
redeem it to cash and you will get your package Your immediate
compliance will be in your very best interest.If at any time you have
questions, concerns or comments, please contact us as we strive to
ensure that you will always receive a prompt and courteous attention.

Yours Faithfully,

Contact Person: Rajiv Anand, Executive Director
Axis Bank PLC India

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