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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Naike Naebube" <k.ah@chaiyo.com>
Reply-To: m.naikenaebube@chaiyo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 17:46:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Directly to your E-mail ID as Discovered
Attn: Recipient
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Please this proposition is legitimate and genuine
therefore do not classify it as hoax and may it never sound skeptical to your humanitarian understanding.
However, can you provide an
empty account that can receive (18,500, 000, 00 united state dollar) in your
country without any problem? Please confirm with me for immediate execution of a
deceased account discovered in our last month annual audit report.
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For your kind information, we’re contacting you to apply
to our bank for the release of the fund as the deceased else business partner so
we can have the lawful right to execute his account balance and transfer it to
your account and close down the deceased account completely to avoid tress. If
you’re able and capable for such transactional deal, indicate your willingness
and genuineness by providing me your full information as listed below for self
assurance of whom I am trusting because I don’t know you in person. I discovered
your E-mail address where you registered it and decide to contact
you.Â
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Your full name……………………………….
Country………………………………………..
Residential address……………………………………
Mobile phone number………………………………………
Fax number…………………………………..
Present occupation………………………………………………
Age……………………………………………………………….
Marital status………………………………………………….
A copy of photograph…………………………………………
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Sincerely
Mr. Naike
Naebube
N/B: you are free to call
me on this number +22678784625 for more clarification
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