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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.
- frankhuttson7@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "MALCOX JASON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <malcoxjason@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:30:19 +0100
Subject: RE:CONTRACT FUND CREDIT FROM BANK FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
CONTRACT FUND CREDIT FROM BANK FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Attn: Sir,
We received the instructional letter to credit $10.5million to your account. We wish to let you know that all charges are waived for the sucess of this contract fund to be credited into the your account.
Your response is required to enable us credit your account without any further delay and you are also required to get back to us with the reconfirmation of your banking particulars for we to know if what we have in file is correct and to avoid crediting your fund to wrong account. You are to respond
Rev.Frank Huttson
frankhuttson7@gmail.com
CONGRATULATION TO YOUR CONTRACT FUND.
Please be fast on this matter.
Thanks and God bless you.
Regards,
Malcox Jason
Chairman Federal Reserve Bank
This information is directed in confidence solely to the person named above and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or
disclosed. Therefore, this information should be considered strictly confidential. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender immediately via a return email for further direction. Thank you for your assistance.
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