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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: "Mr. Bennett" <info@nic.or.kr>
Reply-To: KennethBen_55@msn.com
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:14:24 -0700
Subject: RE: 3RD NOTICE REMINDER, URGENTLY RESPOND ASAP


INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP 1521 CAD=
ASTRAL ZONE A0 OFF MEMORIAL CLOSE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ABUJA. Dear B=
eneficiary This letter is written to inform you the reason behind your de=
lay payment. I am Dr. Joseph Akpan the Director,International Remittance De=
partment of this Bank,my Formal Boss, Mr.Joseph Ribeiro,the Managing Direct=
or/CEO of this bank is now on compulsory leave and all power has been veste=
d on me to make all international payments. Also,due to reported cases of=
corrupt practices in other Nigeria Banks including the Central Bank of Nig=
eria,the Federal Government has revoked/canceled all power vested on those =
banks and has appointed our bank (African Development Bank) to make all for=
eign payments.Be informed that the Federal Government have approved the rel=
ease of part-payment of$7.5M(Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) o=
ut of your total funds, which has been in this bank for many years unclaime=
d because Mr.Joseph Ribeiro, Collaborated with the Governor of Central Bank=
of Nigeria (CBN) and have refused to tell you the truth on how to claim yo=
ur fund this is because he has been using the interest accumulated from you=
r fund every year to enrich himself without your knowledge,I want to help y=
ou pull out this fund to your bank account using the easiest and the quicke=
st method, which have not been made known to you before. By this method,y=
ou will open a domiciliary account with this bank (African Development Bank=
),Where the fund would be 1st lodged into, before it can be directly credit=
ed to any bank of your choice. After the transfer,you will confirm the fund=
s in your bank account within 5hours the same day. No Cost of Transfer (C=
OT) and no stoppage from any Government departments as the transfer will be=
done within the bank alone and it is very safe. The method which was int=
roduced to you before is the Telegraphic Transfer (TT) for which confirmati=
on was 48hrs,because of the time factor,petitions could come from various o=
rganizations stopping your payment and asking you to pay huge fee which wou=
ld be difficult for you to pay so that they can benefit from the huge inter=
est your fund generates while still in the Bank. This method is not safe =
for you because it is not done within the bank alone as information of the =
payment would be sent to the Central Control Unit (CCU) of the Federal Mini=
stry of Finance and office of the Accountant General of the Federation. A=
s a good Christian, I have nothing to gain by keeping your fund,I want to a=
ssist you receive your fund Before it accumulate Dumurrage.You have to foll=
ow up and work with me now. Ensure that you keep this very confidential b=
ecause of fraudsters and impostors who go about presenting various bank acc=
ounts in order to divert another beneficiary's fund.your advice to reconfir=
m the following details below to us with valid account co-ordinates and amo=
unt to be claimed.=20
Note your transfer code must keep confidential to avoid intruder or claim =
by anyone so that your fund goes to the wrong Bank Account. Name.........=
. Home Address......... Your Contact Cell Phone...... Occupation.......... =
Age................. A Copy of your id .............=20
=20
Finally I ask for your mutual understanding and cooperation to serve you b=
etter.=20
Yours truly,=20
Dr. Joseph Akpan African Development Bank=

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