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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: <info@smtp>
Reply-To: <dellmarybanks@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 08:19:29 -0700
Subject: BUSEY CORPORATE BANK OF AMERICA

BUSEY CORPORATE BANK OF AMERICA

Bank Notice

Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Nat-west Bank of London
(UK), Central Bank of Benin and Bank of America compiled and submitted to
my desk for review. The total sum owed to you by the 3 banks mentioned
above was summed up to be US$15,500,000.00 (fifteen Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars).

Now the fund has been totally lodged in one particular Escrow account (non
deductible) here in the Busey bank on your name, while waiting for
accreditation to your personal bank account in any part of the world as
directed by the International Monetary Fund
Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you have
fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will enable the release of
your payment to you, but yet your payment was not released to you due to
one flimsy excuses or the other from the Bank officials in charge of your
payment, because they had the intention of diverting your funds to their
private accounts in order to satisfy their selfish interest.

You are however lucky that the management of the American International
Monetary Fund detected their evil plans and therefore call for the
submission of your payment file to us so we can personally handle the
payment assignment to ensure that you receive your funds accordingly.

Now, all modalities regarding your fund release has been put in place here
in the Busey bank, thus, your fund has been made ready for transfer in our
sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need from you now is to
provide to us the bank account of your choice which you want us to
transfer your funds so we can expedite action for the accreditation of
your funds into your account immediately.

Below are the information needed for now for your transfer.

1. Personal Details:

Full Name:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Direct Mobile Number:
Passport Copy, ID card or DL:

2. Banking Details:

Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Account Name
Account Number:
Routing Number:

Note: If you prefer to receive your funds in form of a Visa Card, we could
load and ship your Visa Card to your address which will permit you a daily
withdrawal limit of US$7000.

In anticipating for your urgent cooperation
Bank chairman Email==(dellmarybanks@yahoo.com)


Yours sincerely,
Mrs Mary Dell Banks
Busey bank
phone:(314)492-7620

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