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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Sadun Kanz <sadun-_kanz@voila.fr>
Reply-To: sadun_kanz@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:43 +0100
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal.
Hello,
I am Mr. Sadun Kanz, the former Deputy Managing Director of BOA, Finance and Banking Services International Bank Of Africa. I am retired now and willing to relocate abroad to establish my own business with a competent and reliable person.
However, I wish to inform you that i have a very big financial project i would like us to work towards, which i will procure all the necessary documents via the Law court that will guarantee the free transfer of the funds into any nominated bank from your side. I wish to inform you that i have the sum of ($12.5 MILLION US DOLLARS) deposited in a dormant bank account awaiting to assign a beneficiary name before it would be transferred.
I have been depositing funds into this account for the past 10 (Ten years) little by little up to this time from joint gold transfer deals with a part British owned company called Ashanti Goldfields Company AGC located in Sanso in Obuasi.
Please contact me back with your full details below so that we can move this fund into a safe account from you without any problem.I hope to hear from you soonest so that i will forward you more details regarding this transfer.
Full Name
Address
Occupation
Telephone Number
Sex and Marital Status
Country.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Sadun Kanz.
Call me 00226 75 45 72 76.
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