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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.
- deleecobkng@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: ACCOUNT AUDITOR <stephenfile1@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: ACCOUNT AUDITOR <daleecobankng01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 13:57:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY!!
ECO-BANK PLC.
DEAR BENEFICIARY
TODAY WE RECEIVED A MAN IN OUR BANK CALLED MR.RICK GRANT WHO STATED TO THIS THIS BANK THAT YOU AUTHORIZED HIM TO CLAIM YOUR OVER DELAYED PAYMENT OF US$6.5M WHILE YOU WERE ALIVE ON YOUR BEHALF.
AS YOUR PARTNER , IS THAT TRUTH ? BECAUSE HE FURTHER STATED THAT YOU ARE AT HOSPITAL AND AT POINT OF DEATH!
SO, PLEASE THIS OFFICE WANT TO CONFIRM IF IT IS TRUTH THAT YOU ARE AT POINT OF DEATH OR ALIVE? WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOUR STILL ALIVE, CONFIRM TO US WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER. PLEASE WE NEED AN URGENT RESPONDS FROM YOU BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE OR THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO MR.RICK GRANT.
NOTE: THAT HE HAS ALREADY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE ACCOUNT SERVICE CHARGE AND THIS BANK IS ABOUT TO RELEASED THE FUND TO HIM. YOU ARE TO URGENTLY CONFIRM TO US IF WE ARE TO RELEASED THIS FUND TO HIM.
YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS HIGHLY NEEDED BEFORE IT WILL BE LATE.
FOR URGENT ATTENTION REPLY TO THIS EMAIL :Â deleecobkng@accountant.com
REGARDS.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Dele Alabi.
ACCOUNT AUDITOR.
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