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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "contactoffice1@officeliveusers.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: EPPENSTEIN LAW FIRM <law123666@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: contactoffice1@officeliveusers.com
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:45:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: SECURITIES FRAUD ATTORNEY AND BUISNESS LITIGATION LAW FIRM
ATTENTION:
SECURITIES FRAUD ATTORNEY AND BUISNESS LITIGATION LAW FIRM ATTENTION:
MY NAME
IS REV. ATTORNEY GREGG THEODORE EPPENSTEIN FROM EPPENSTEIN LAW FIRM OUR FIRM
HAS BE INAUGURATE BY MR. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO INSURE THAT AMERICA CITIZENS
AND OTHER CITIZENS OF THE WORLD WHOMS FUND HAS BE HELD TO BE RELEASE TO THEM WE
ARE WORKING WITH ALL THE BANKS HERE IN UNITED STATE OF AMERICA TO INSURE WE
SERVE YOU BETTER. WE ARE TIRED OF OUR GOOD CITIZENS BEEN VULNERRABLE TO SCAMS
AND FRAUD IN INTERNET SO WE WILL STAND LEGALLY TO DEFEND AND PROTECT THE
INTEREST OF OUR GOOD CITIZENS PLEASE RECOMFIRM YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS TO ME
BELLOW IS MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS TO REPLY ME:
{contactoffice1@officeliveusers.com}.
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT
OVER THOUSAND,S OF AMERICA CITIZENS AND OTHER CITIZENS OF THE WORLD HAS
RECEIVED THEIR FUND THROUGH THE HELP OF OUR FIRM.www.eppensteinlaw.com THANKS
You REV. ATTORNEY GREGG THEODORE EPPENSTEIN.
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