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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Michael Edwin" <william.fsweeney1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: FIRST.BANK_OF.AFRICA@accountant.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:25:14 -0700
Subject: Welcome To First Bank Of Africa
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Welcome To First Bank Of Africa
Dear funds owner, we want to inform you that the World Bank and the
International Monetary fund have ordered the release of your overdue fund
which has been outstanding under our custody for two (2) years.
Your outstanding fund in our bank is a total sum of $25 million USD and all
arrangements regarding the release of your fund has been made prior before
we made contact with you and you are required to choose the payment method
of your choice on how you wish to receive your fund so that we can have
your fund conveyed to you through any of your preferred payment method as
listed below,
1. Bank to Bank Wire Transfer: Your fund will directly be deposited into
your private bank account and it will reflect into your account within
2-working days after the transfer.
2. Bank Draft: Your total funds will be written out in the form of a valid
draft check and be dispatched to your address through USPS Priority Mail
Express
3. ATM Visa Card: Your fund could be loaded in an ATM Visa Card and will be
shipped down to your home address via USPS Priority Mail Express which only
takes few days to deliver.
As soon as you have choosen the payment method of your choice as requested,
we shall have your total fund conveyed to you immediately.
Also, try to confirmed this your following detail to avoid wrong
proceedings of your funds to you
1) Scan Copy of Your National Identity Card or your International Passport:
2) Your Full Names
3) Your HOME Address
4) Your Nearest airport
5) Your phone contact
6) Your Next of kins number and name
Get back to us immediately with all this information requested above so
that we will anticipate your response upon receipt of this text so that we
can expedite actions for the immediate release of your fund.
Regards,
Mr. Michael Edwin
First Bank Of Africa Accountant Manager.
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