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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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ashrugbengaoffice@superposta.com (Superposta; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Internet Scam Investigation Dept <house7@alice.it>
Reply-To: alxedwrdinvstdept@superposta.com
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:24:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FUND INVESTIGATION
Attention again,
We have emailed you before but no response from you, now recent report from the headquarters of the Internet Scam Monitoring Unit revealed that 70% of internet Scam in Africa is carried out by touts and jobless men and youths in Africa and Nigeria Benin Republic to be precise (unemployment rate in Africa) and for this reason we are on assignment to stop further scam to you and also it was revealed that these criminals has partners working for them in Benin Republic, London, USA and other European and Asian Countries so at times you are contacted from even your own Country but it is all but scam.
If you want to put an end to this scam you have experienced or still experiencing and if you ever want to receive your fund from Africa if there is any, first is to INQUIRE the only truth of your fund will be found in the office of the African Ministry of State for foreign Transaction commission where you will inquire if there is any real fund in your name presenting your names for verification, below contact address belongs to the Foreign Affairs Commission where this inquiry should be made by you to Alhaji T. Suleiman on the following email: ashrugbengaoffice@superposta.com
Detective Edward Alex
Head Internet Scam Investigation Dept
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