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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 <aiccpcjofficeun@gmail.com>
Reply-To: inforeliancebank@accountant.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:43:10 +0200
Subject: APPROVAL OF YOUR FUND.


From:
The affiliate office of the:
*International Monetary Fund,
*International Fund Regulatory Board,
*Capital Flight Fund Regulation,
Reliance Bank Limited
London EC3R 8EB,
United Kingdom

*Sub: Payment
approval of GBP£3,150,000.00/*

Good day, this is a comprehensive summary as to what have been agreed on
your pending transfer. The hiccup which led to delay of the transfer of
your funds into your account has been rectified in agreement with the
Financial Regulatory Body of the United Kingdom. You do not have anything
to fear or worry at all as the entire paper work have been concluded and
the transfer approval documents have all been endorsed.

The transfer is approved to be completed into your account in 4 days so
that there will be no further hitches, please, note that the final payment
approval is endorsed in favor of the Reliance Bank as the accredited bank,
therefore, we have received all your payment related papers to enable us
transfer the funds to you. Kindly reply and confirm if you are still using
the same bank account or, furnish your alternative bank account for
immediate processing of the transfer into your account.



A waiting for your prompt reply and make sure to send your reply to Mrs.
Leanna McEwan on (*inforeliancebank@accountant.com
<inforeliancebank@accountant.com>*).





Faithfully,
Mrs. Leanna McEwan
Head of operation/services &
Commercial Director.
Reliance Bank Limited
Billingsgate, London EC3R 8EB,
United Kingdom
Facsimile +44-155-5559-597
www.reliancebankltd.com

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