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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: "FERDINAND MERLIN OXFORD" <ferdlnandmerlnoxford2012@outlook.com>
Reply-To: ferdlnand_merlnoxford2013@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:16:46 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: GREETING TO YOU.
GREETING TO YOU.
DO YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PARTNER WITH MY CLIENT TO INVEST IN YOUR
COUNTRY IN ANY GOOD BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT?
CAN YOU HANDLE AN INVESTMENT PROJECT OF A HUGE AMOUNT? MY CLIENT IS
EXPECTING A HUGE SUM OF EURO 500MILLION TO EURO 1BILLION FROM A BANK
IN GERMANY AS AN INVESTMENT FUND, CAN YOU? IF YES, THEN GET BACK TO ME
BECAUSE AS A CONSULTANT, I MUST MAKE SURE THAT I GET A GOOD AND
RELIABLE COMPANY OR PERSON WHO HAS ALL IT TAKES TO HANDLE AND
ACCOMMODATE THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF FUND INVESTMENT AND HAS THE CAPACITY
TO RECEIVE THE FUND IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT.
THIS IS A BANK TO BANK TRANSACTION, AND IT NEED ALL TRANSPARENCY AND
HONESTY. TAKE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT BY ANY MEANS DEMANDED TO PAY ANY
UPFRONT MONEY OF WHATEVER.
GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU ARE READY AND CAPABLE OF THIS INVESTMENT
FOR FURTHER ADVISE.
THANKS
FERDINAND MERLIN OXFORD
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