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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "cashiers check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- 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.
- +447024874639 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- breduari101@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Part-Time Job Offer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <breduari101@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:25:05 -0700
Subject: WORK AT HOME JOB
We need a reliable home representative that could work from home without affecting their present jobs.
We are Hasel Heavey Equipment UK we hereby need a workers as representative in USA and CANADA only.
After sales, most clients make payments inform of their local currencies and most times there are lapses in handling funds coming from our clients in some part of Europe Canada and in USA which come in forms of Cashiers checks,Company checks, Money Orders or credit cards transfers which are not readily cashable outside the United States.
Due to this,I do go around to process the payments.This is stressfuland time consuming. I need a local representatives that could handle local transactions
with our Clients within their locality. This will reduce running cost and its more profitable to have a representative.I therefore seek for reliable and trustworthy representatives that could help in delivering prompt online service and payment processing. After every successful delivery of goods to clients,notification shall be sent to you and further instructions regarding the payments shall be given to you.
The renumeration shall be 10% of the payments made through you from each of our Clients and this is deductable from every payments.This is a legitimate work and credit check shall be conducted before offering the job.
If interested kindly forward the following info to:
Your full Name:
Current Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Email:
Cell number:
Home Number:
Age:
Current Occupation:
Thanks for your time.
Bredu Howard
Email: breduari101@aol.com
Phone Number: +447024874639
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