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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- br.andersonandsolicitors2010@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "br.andersonandsolicitors@barrister.net" <br.andersonandsolicitors@barrister.net>
Reply-To: enquiry_jackpotjoy@discuz.org
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:21:34 -0300
Subject: HELLO MY FRIEND
Andreas Anderson & Co Solicitors
(Moss House 15-16 Brook Mews London. W1k 4DS)
. Legal Practitioner
. Tax Services
. Legal Matters
Hello my friend,
Let me start by introducing myself, I am Mr. Andreas Anderson, Attorney to late Engr. James who was my client before he died some years ago. Before his death he told me he made a fixed deposit with Alliance & Liciester bank of London.
The Funds Manager of the Bank called me last year to inform me that my late client fixed deposit with their bank will elapse before the 25th of March 2010 and that my late client did not fill in the details of his next of kin.
Ever since then I have been trying to contact you or any other relations of his who will stand as his next of kin to inherit his $10million fixed deposit he made with the bank.
The bank wants to know if the next of kin will want to roll the fixed deposit for another 10years or make the withdrawal immediately, so they have ask me to come up with my late client next of kin decision before the 25th of March 2010.
I made a lot of research before I was able to get your information, I will want to know if you would want to roll the deposit over for the next 10years or make the withdrawal immediately.
Please get back to me as soon as possible with your information as place below if you wish to make withdrawal of your fund.
1. Full Names
2. Present Occupation
3. Age
4. Contact Address
5. Any of your proof Identification
6. Phone and Fax number
As soon as I get this information from you I will start preparing all legal documents that we are going to use for the application. Also I will disclose your Uncle detail to you once I verify your information that you are the rightful person am look for.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks,
Andreas Anderson(Esq).
Mail: br.andersonandsolicitors2010@yahoo.co.uk
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