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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Kuuteh Ahku <pusdalreg2@dephut.go.id>
Reply-To: Kuuteh Ahku <kuuteh12@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 23:10:14 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: From Kuuteh Ahku Manager Of BIAO BANK
From Kuuteh Ahku Manager Of BIAO BANK
Dear
Good day My name is Mr Kuuteh Ahku the Manager of BIAO BANK in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire I wish to inform you of are desire going into business relationship with you, we need a trust person that will do business with us. I can assure you there is No risk on the business there was (USD $10 MILLION U.S DOLLARS ) Mr onyeka was deposited in our bank since tow year.
But now Mr onyeka was killed Because of the political crisis that is going on in our country here in Abidjan so nobody no that Mr onyeka have $10 MILLION U.S DOLLARS in our bank is only me with Mrs sade our bank account officer knows about the money so we want to move the money out of this country that is why we are contacting you to help us to receive the money we will give you 25% of the money if you help us receive the money because we want this money to move out of this country before somebody will know about it.
You can go through this website and see what is going on in our country now you have to get back to us so we can do this business immediatel. Now some banks is not working in my country now because of the political crisis that is going on here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12314022
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12286440
We are wait to here from you.
Mr Kuuteh Ahku
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