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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024073631 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: Claims_dept@pkuit.com
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:33:35 -0300
Subject:
United Nations Poverty Alleviation
Association between the British prime minister and
30 federal finance minister of over the world
Including USA, MAXICO, NEWZEALAND and others
During the last meeting resolving the economic
Melt down as result of poverty alleviation
Decided to engage in an email ballot selection
Which your email came out as one of the lucky
Email winner of $850,ooo {five hundred and fifty thousand dollars}
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For claims fill the below details.
1:AGE------------
2:SEX------------
3:COUNTRY---------
4:OCCUPATION------
5:FULL NAME-------
6:MOBILE NUMBER----
For more details of claims contact Robin Steven, MG
via email:Claims_dept@pkuit.com
Tel:+44 702 407 3631
Regards
Mr. Robin Steven
@2010 Compensation Poverty Alleviation.
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