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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Pete Katuke <petekatuke@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:54:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND
YOUR INHERITANCE FUND
ATTENTION
WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE NEWLY APPOINTED UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PENDING
INHERITANCE SUM OF $3.6M HAS BEEN CREDITED INTO AN ATM CARD AND IT'S READY TO BE SENT TO YOU AS TO AVOID ALL THE
COMPLICATIONS YOU MAY BE PASSING YOUR ATTEMPT TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS FROM THE AFRICAN BANKS.
THEREFORE, YOU ARE TO CONTACT AND SEND YOUR ADDRESS WHERE THE CARD WILL BE SENT TO YOU THROUGH THE DIRECTOR OF THE ATM
OPERATION UNIT OF OUR BANK INTERNATIONAL DU BENIN SA,IN THE PERSON Dominic
Bright.E-MAIL:dominicbright3@w.cn
YOURS.
DENNIS AKABLE
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