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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:
- "mrsroselinewoods1@luckymail.com" (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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Bill Gates Foundation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsroselinewoods1@luckymail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:34:00 +0800
Subject: COMPENSATION!!!
On behalf of the Bill Gates Funds Foundation, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of Nine Million United
State's Dollars in compensation of scam victims.Do contact OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United
Kingdom Branch for verification and release of your (Nine Million United State's Dollars).Do contact the
Managing Director of the OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, with the following details: You are to fill the
appropriate form and submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:.......................
[2] Contact address:.......................
[3] Direct Telephone No:.......................
|4| Occupation :.......................
[5] Age :.......................
[6] Marital Status:.............
Managing Director of the OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK
Name: Mrs. Roseline Wood
Private Email:mrsroselinewoods1@luckymail.com
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