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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:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Col. ABDELAZIZ BOUMAKHLOUF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <col.abdelaziz53louf@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:35:32 +0530
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL LETTER
I am Col. ABDELAZIZ BOUMAKHLOUF, I worked as personal military aid to the deposed EGYPTIAN President HOSNI MUBARAK for 6 years and now I am settle in BANGALORE CITY INDIA. My former boss HOSNI MUBARAK and his family were able to move a cash sum of $16.4 million United States Dollars through my diplomatic connection to LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. The money was moved in a highly secured, confidential and confined diplomatic consignment luggage which is declared as Royal valuable and antiquities. The consignment luggage is now deposited and secured in a private security vault with a finance and security company in LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
YOUR ROLE WILL BE
1) To claim and receive this fund in a private or secured business account as a business associate or unpaid contract fund.
2) Invest it in viable business venture on behalf of my Boss HOSNI MUBARAK.
Upon your acceptance, I will link you up with an advocate in LONDON who will assist you obtain LEGAL PAPERS for the claims and any monetary expenses you made in the course of claims and transfer will be compensated with 40% of the total sum while 60% you will invest in a business venture of your choice on-behalf of my Boss HOSNI MUBARAK.
BEAR IN MIND THAT THE FUND IS NOT TRANSFERRED OR DEPOSITED WITH THE NAME OF MY BOSS HOSNI MUBARAK SO YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY FEAR OF HARASSMENT WHATSOEVER BUT SHOULD BE A CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION.
Send me your name in full, contact working or home address and personal contact phone no
Col. ABDELAZIZ BOUMAKHLOUF
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