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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: idrisisah <idrisisah122@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 02:37:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day,
Good Day,
I am Mr.Idris Isah. I want to enquire from you if you can handle a transaction of $22.5m dollars belonging to our bank deceased customer who died along with his family during their vacation,i will give you more details and what will be your percentage for your assistants as soon as i receive your reply If you are interested, please forward me the bellow information’s:
Your name: ......
Your country: ......
Your phone Number: .......
Your Tel/fax: .........
Your age: ......
Your occupation: ............
The scan copies of your international passport: .................
Please do contact me through my phone number:00226 78 22 37 47
Thank for your anticipated co-operation
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Idris Isah.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER (BCB) BANK BF
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