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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: "MRS. AMANDA LYBRAND" <wellsfargobank02@docomonet.jp>
Reply-To: "MRS. AMANDA LYBRAND" <wellsfargobank02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 16:31:37 +0900
Subject: Urgent Attention

WELLS FARGO BANK CORPORATE OFFICE HEADQUARTERS AT 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Urgent Attention

Your compensation payment file worth US$40 Million united state dollars was brought to the desk of Wells Fargo Bank
this morning and we have contacted our corresponding Bank in USA for transfer completion. So contact Wells Fargo
Bank for further details regarding this payment. Now, all modalities regarding your fund transfer have been put in
place here in the Wells Fargo Bank of United States of America, thus, your funds has been made ready for transfer in
our sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need from you now is to provide to us the bank account of your
choice where you want us to transfer your funds, so that we can expedited action for the accreditation of your funds
into your account immediately.

Below are the information needed for now with regards to transfer.

Banking Details
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name
Account Number:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:

Also you have to provide your personal details such as listed below for the transfer documentations process between
your Bank HQ and WELLS FARGO Bank. Email ( wellsfargobank02@yahoo.com )

Personal Details
Full Name:
Current Address:
Country:
Nationality:
Occupation :
Direct Mobile Number :
E-mail Address:
Private email I'd:
A copy of your identification:

SINCERELY.
MR. Charles W Scharf.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WELLS FARGO BANK UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

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