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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: ACCESS PLC <brandonboron3674@gmail.com>
Reply-To: accessbankplcoffice1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:42:21 -0700
Subject: Access Bank Plc

Hi dear Coca- Cola winner rewards/compensation award , urgent need of
your attention from ACCESS BANK PLC based on your $9,260,000.00 (Nine
Million two hundred and

sixty thousand United States dollars only) which the delivery has been
delaying by all the banks in America.

We are to let you know that your mail has been received and the
contents are well noted together with the details and Please take note
that ACCESS BANK PLC have

decided and agreed together towards the actualization of the above
subject matter which will be conducted under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect both parties

from any breach of law. To actualize this new arrangement. Be well
informed that ACCESS BANK PLC was successful opened ACCESS BANK
Checking Account on behalf of your

personal name and the total USD$9,260,000.00. has been transferred to
the non resident account.

Meanwhile, the good news about your payment now is that this paying
have made a ACCESS BANK PLC Checking Account Booklet and ACCESS BANK
PLC Platinum MasterCard on

behalf of your personal name, which you will be use to withdraw from
your non resident account with this Bank smoothly .

And we shall proceed with the delivery of your ACCESS BANK PLC
Checking Account Booklet and ACCESS BANK PLC Platinum MasterCard to
you as soon as we hear from you.

Once we make the delivery of your ACCESS BANK PLC Platinum MasterCard
with some of the legal documents backing this prize to your address
between 48hours, because we

were mandated to transfer this Winning to you as one of the winner
whose the name is listed as Coca- Cola rewards/compensation award.

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.

Kindly contact HERBERT WIGWE CEO/GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR via (
accessbankplcoffice1@gmail.com )


THANKS
HERBERT WIGWE
CEO/GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
ACCESS BANK PLC

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