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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:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "victorb65@live.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: victor bob <jennsbiz4kidz@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: victorbob20000@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:28:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file which Eight Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand United States Dollars US$8 640
000 00 only. We also found out that you have not receive any payment since the British Government has set aside Eight Hundred Million United State Dollars
US$800 000 000.00 only from the One Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic Financial Crime Commissions both in London and
Nigeria
These include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria London
and other part of the country. Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging your payment through an accredited bank in London UK.
This is the latest instruction by the President Umaru Yar-Adua GCFR Federal Republic of Nigeria and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in conjuction with
US government. Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund US$8 640 000 00 sending us the below
1. Your Full Name and Address
2. Direct Phone/Fax number
3. Your Age and Nationality
4. Occupation
For your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person s or office s in respect of transferring your fund this is to avoid any
hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised to contact the below office of the Financial Auditor International Credit Settlement Dept. London UK
with the above information as soon as you receive this important message for more direction on this.
Contact Person: victor bob
Email: victorb65@live.com
Note that because of impostors we hereby issued you our code of conduct which is 445 so you have to indicate this code when contacting the .
Regards.
Mr. Jami Chuck.
Secretary
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