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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- ucheegbe0019@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- beneficiary, email: ucheegbe0019@hotmail.com i am compelled to write you in respect of your fund remittance, which transfer has (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Egbe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drucheebge@freeukisp.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:29:58 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,Dated 10th August 2009
Attn: Beneficiary,
Email: ucheegbe0019@hotmail.com
I am compelled to write you in respect of your fund remittance, which transfer has remained unsuccessful. I am very
sure that you must have lost hope of ever getting your fund transfer released especially after all the frustrations, ndless disappointment and broken promises in the hands of some officials.You may have also been directed to visit different cities and countries with the instruction that your fund would be released at such payment post or that your fund could be delivered to you at your residence. All these are cooked up tories from impostors who wish to extort money from you while they do not have any knowledge of the true position of your fund transfer. Meanwhile, I would like you to note the following.(1) Our government has granted irrevocable
payment approval for your fund remittance.(2) Official release of this fund according to the record from the office
of the Accountant General of the Federation and Ministry of Finance have been duly effected and documented all plans to ensure that you received and have access to your payment after the Board meeting to release all out standing/Over-Due payment to all foreign contractors this second Quarter Fiscal payment of the year.You are to reconfirm(1)Full Name(2)Address(3)Direct Telephone and Fax for immediate release of your fund.Be advice and reply only on this email for security reasons:drucheebge@freeukisp.co.uk
Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Uche Egbe
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