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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: Donald B Morales <moralesdonaldb3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:56:34 -0700
Subject: PLEASE RECONFIRM 101

Attention;

For clarity we are facing some constrain to make remittance of your
contract payment into your account due to, in your contract payment
file/ our electronic system payment transfer, we are having Two
different ACCOUNT DETAILS listed in your contract payment file, with
this we can not ascertain clearly among the Two to make the payment
with.For clarity kindly confirm from the below listed ACCOUNT, the one
tobe used, they are as follows.


1 My bank BCA (bank central asia) jakarta - Indonesia

my account number 3731162911

my bank address jalan Kyai tapa no.1 jakarta barat

SWIFT CODO.NGVRUESDA

ROUTING NUMBER 9991009457


2 BANK NAME : SUN TRUST ,

ACCOUNT NAME : SUSAN POOLE

SWIFT CODE : SNTRUS3A

ACCOUNT NUMBER : 1000259710001,

ROUTING NUMBER : 061000104,


ADDRESS : 141 FOREST PARK CITY ,
STATE : GEORGIA
ZIP CODE : 30297
HOLDERS ADDRESS : 2324, MLK JUR DR SW,

ATLANTA ,CITY : ATLANTA

STATE : GEORGIA ,
ZIP CODE : 30311 , USA.


As we are clarified base on this two account the one to remit you fund
with, we will go ahead and process your payment for final remittance
to you and for more effective and urgent communication,

kindly send to me your mobile phone number along the line, your urgent
reply is highly appreciated.

Regards,

Mr. Donald B Morales
Director Foreign Operations Fund Remittance,
African Development Bank Group (ADBBG)

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