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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:
- "davidkeffi80@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "davidkeffi80@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. David Keffi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidkeffi80@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:52:01 +0100
Subject: I Need Urgent Reply From You Immediately
Attn: To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Mr. David Keffi. I am a Banker by profession. Herein is a Business Proposition for your consideration. A Numbered Account with a closing balance of Seventeen milliom six Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars Only (US$17,650,000.00) was abandoned in my Bank by the Account Holder for almost 14 years till date without initiating any financial activities in the Numbered Account and thereby making the Numbered Account to be inactive. All efforts by me through the instrumentality of my office in locating the account holder have been unsuccessful.
I have used my position as the Head of Operations to block the Numbered Account from being discovered by our Bank Auditors for possible transfer of the Account Closing Balance to my Government through the Central Bank for inheritance as unclaimed funds.
I therefore would like to work with you by presenting you as the Original Account Holder since the Numbered Account required only Secret Coded Words for its operation.Do kindly oblige me your details including your telephone number if you are interested and have the requisite capacity to handle the matter and be trusted.
Our sharing ratio is 50/50 if interested. I will oblige you further/full details upon your positive and prompt reply of this mail.
In your receipts of this message, you are advised to email me back at: davidkeffi80@qq.com
Thanks,
Mr. David Keffi
E-mail: davidkeffi80@qq.com
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