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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 laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "foreign-operations@ufo.tc" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "inter-org@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "foreign-operations@ufo.tc" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Opey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inter-org@w.cn>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:02:14 +0600
Subject: Letter From James
Inter -continental Bank Plc
international remittance department,
A.T.M Processing Unit Direct Line
Hot line: +234-8033431659
Email:foreign-operations@ufo.tc
Attention:
We are instructed by ministry of finance federal republic of Nig -Abuja & organization of Africa unity (AU) to process your out standing payment through ATM Master Card. we wish to inform you that (Inter -continental Bank Plc) has all the facilities put in place in other to transfer your money with out delay by means of international Visa Master Card.
You are advice to confirm your personal information if you are alive because we received a letter from one Barrister (David Mark / Mrs. J Kenneth of London that you are dead but due to Unprecedented happening here i was instructed to write you,having called your telephone number without answer. Your email id was recovered from central computer after being deleted by corrupt officials to divert your funds and receive the ATM Master Card.With the ATM Card, you will be able to make a withdraw total sum of $5,500 US Dollars equivalent in your local currency in any ATM machine near you. Information has it that this amount was a kind of compensation by the government ministry of house and finance office Nig -Lagos. Due consider important by providing below information.
1 Your complete name:
2 Home/company address:
3 Self mobile telephone number:
4 Your tell fax:none:
5 Your international passport or you?re driving license:
6 Your occupation:
7 Your age:
As soon as we confirm above details (Inter -continental Bank Plc) inter-crediting department would resume immediate processing of your ATM Master Visa card. NOTE: that your present will be required enable us set-up neon resident online internet account as well generate User Pin and access code of the international Visa master card through our central computer system and process of original document in favour of you to protect you from international money laundering (IMF) international security agencies ./ Africa Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC).CITY BANK will not in any way be held liable for any false information provided.
Contact Address;Name; Mrs. Elizabeth Rose Williams Direct Inter -continental Bank Plc E-mail:inter-org@w.cn / foreign-operations@ufo.tc Direct Land Office #: +234 -8033431659
Endeavour to contact very urgent for immediate transfer and reprogramming of your fund to commence ok.
ppp
Mr. James Opeyemi Folorunsho
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