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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: "JOHN OKOYE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnokoye2011@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:01:56 -0700
Subject: Attn: Unpaid Beneficiary
Attn: Unpaid Beneficiary,
We are having a littl problem crediting your bank account with
the required part payment of US$5.5 as instructed by the world bank
due to the fact your bank account details which was sent to us by your
local representative attorney has not been notarized by our paying
bank because of the counter claim that was made on your fund by
someone whom claimed that he was sent to us by you to receive your
fund on your behalf.
Secondly the MT103 and your transfer code number which was issued to
you have been corrupted due to the counter claim.
I am contacting you directly from the telex room and wish to inform
you to get back to me immediately so that we can resolve this matter
and wire in the money to your account without any further delay as
soon as we get your bank account notarized and new TC issued to you.
You will confirm the transfer from your bank after 5hours today as
soon as we concluded the notary procedure, it is very important that
you reply immediately and for your reference here is the information
of your new Canadian bank detail as submitted to us for your transfer.
Please confirm these details to me.
HERE IS THE BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL READY TO RECEIVE THE US5.5 MILLION AS
SOON AS IT IS NOTARIZED:
TD CANADA TRUST
2398 EAST BROADWAY
VANCOUVER BC V5N 1X1 CANADA
ACCOUNT # 0992 7112924 ,
SWIFT: TDOMCATTTOR
BENEF: ERIC DUEANE BOONE
TEL: +1-604-2649165
ADDRESS: 1420 EAST 7TH AVE APT
212 VANCOUVER BC V5N 1R8 CANADA.
Waiting for your response,
MR. JOHN OKOYE
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