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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: Customer Care <alimalhusain@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oldmutualbankinfo@collector.org
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 09:55:07 +0200
Subject: APPROVAL OF YOUR FUND.

From:
The affiliate office of the:
*International Monetary Fund,
*International Fund Regulatory Board,
*Capital Flight Fund Regulation,
Old Mutual Bank Limited
Johannesburg - 2001,
South Africa

Sub: Payment approval of $3,150,000.00USD

Good day, this is a comprehensive summary as to what has been agreed
on your pending transfer. The hiccup which led to delay of the
transfer of your funds into your account has been rectified by the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in agreement with the
South African accounting standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.
The International Financial Reporting Standards, commonly called IFRS,
are accounting standards which have been set-up by the IFRS Foundation
and the International Accounting Standards Board to investigate and
help in completing all foreign pendent payments amid Covid-19 Pandemic
as part of International Stimulus Package to fight global financial
crisis.

This bill was passed and enacted in agreement with the Financial
Regulatory Body of Republic of South Africa together with the World
Bank Group. You do not have any reason to fear or worry as the entire
paperwork has been concluded via an irrevocable payment guarantee
transfer that was legally endorsed by the above authorities
spearheaded by the IFRS.

The transfer is approved to be completed into your account in no later
than 4 days from date of approval so that there will be no further
hitches. Please, note that the final payment approval is endorsed in
favor of the Old Mutual Bank Limited as the accredited paying bank;
therefore, as the authorized paying bank, we have received all your
payment related papers to enable us to transfer the funds to you
smoothly and successfully. Kindly reply with your personal and banking
details as listed below for immediate processing and release of the
aforesaid cash into your account.

BANK DETAILS:
**Your Bank Name
**Your Bank Address
**Your Bank Swift Code
**Your Bank Account Number

PERSONAL DETAILS:
**Your Names (in full)
**Your Physical Address
**Your Cell phone Number
**Your Occupation
**A Copy of your International Passport, Driver's License or any other
valid Identification Card.

As soon as these details are received by our bank, we shall commence
immediate processing of the transfer into your bank account to enable
us to meet up with the deadline of 4 days as the payment is scheduled.

Waiting for your prompt reply, kindly send your reply to the following
email for immediate attention: oldmutualbankinfo@collector.org


Faithfully,

Mr Thomas Mahkise
Head of operation/services &
Commercial Director.
Old Mutual Bank Limited
Johannesburg - 2001,
South Africa
E-mail: oldmutualbankinfo@collector.org

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