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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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Fraud email example:

From: "NavyFederal Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <navy.federaladadaa@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:32:17 +1200
Subject: From Navy Federal Credit Union (URGENT)

Navy Federal Credit Union
820 Follin Lane, Nfcu Headquarters Building,
Lobby Level, Vienna, VA 22180.
United States of America
Routing Number: 256074974
www.navyfederal.org

EMAIL:- navy.federal-adada@outlook.com
24/7 Member Services: 1-917-508-5702

IMMEDIATE FUND WIRE TRANSFER

Attention; Fund Beneficiary,

In reference to our today's meeting which we promised of releasing your funds through the benefit of our online banking system, So it's our pleasure to inform you now that we have created an online account here in our bank on your name, and have credited your funds with its accumulated interests valued $15,503,278.00 into the account, and below are the details of the online account so you could personally start transferring your funds to any bank account of your choice in any part of the world.

Now to access and transfer your funds online, click on the bellowed link, and when the link opens, then enter the bellowed online account number and pin number as given here-under.

www.navyfederal.org

ACCOUNT NUMBER; 1522879806
PIN NUMBER; 7900

You can transfer your funds from your Online account to any bank account number to any part of the world. You can transfer it on installment (bit by bit) or at once to your personal bank account depending as you wish.

To start the transfer, you should simply click on TRANSFERS at the top of your account page after logging in, and a form will show up for you to fill in your personal account details where you intend to receive the funds, after filling your personal account details in the form, you then click SUBMIT for the transmission to begin.

You should do that immediately and get back to us so we can update our records here, reconfirm your contact details as listed below.

1. Your Full Name................
2. Your Telephone No..........
3. Your Receiving Country................
4. Your Home Address........

You are hereby warned not to share the above Online account information with any third party, for it contravenes our Banking policy, hence we would not be held responsible when you share the information and lose the funds there in your Online account.

So in case you encounter any difficulty towards transferring your funds from the Online account to your personal bank account, you should write to us immediately for more guidelines.

Now Your New Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 And Your Certificate Of Merit Payment No: 103, NFU Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex Confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: Xxtn013, Having Received These Vital Payment Numbers, You Are Qualified Now To Received And Confirm Your Payment Immediately Within The Next 7hrs From The Help Of This Honorable Office, Navy Federal Credit Union Bank.

Waiting to hearing from you,

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Edward R. Cochrane Jr.
Wire Transfer Director.

© 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union. All rights reserved
Since 1933, Navy Federal has grown from seven members to over eight million members. And, since that time, our mission has remained the same: to serve and enrich the lives of those in the military community. “Once a member, always a member.” You can leave the military, change employers, move, retire, get married—yet always stay with Navy Federal. Your life is our mission.

Navy Federal Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA.
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Equal Opportunity Employer

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