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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- osariemen.co.ltd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- below security company email address............osariemen.co.ltd@gmail.com legal practitioner (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- attorneyokafor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Sellers Brooks <info@bank.com>
Reply-To: Sellers_brooks@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:24:51 +1100
Subject: Congratulation
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
DEAR SIR/MA,
AM MR Sellers FROM OSARIEMEN.CO.LTD
SECURITY COMPANY WHICH IS SPONSORED BY WELLSFARGO BANK
IN CHICAGO AMERICA AND AM EMAILING YOU BECAUSE YOUR
DOMAIN CHOSE YOU HAS ONE OF THE 25LUCKY WINNER FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO ONE OF OUR
RICHEST LATE CLIENT NAMED MR DOAK FRANCIS WHO DEAD FEW
YEAR AGO AND LEFT OVER $25MILLION USD UNDER OUR SECURITY
COMPANY WHICH WAS BANKED IN WELLSFARGO AND RIGHT ABOUT
NOW YOU ARE NOW THE RIGHTFUL NEXT OF KIN TO MR FRANCIS
AND THESE MEAN YOU ARE ENTITLE TO CLAIM THE FUND SO NOW
ALL WHAT WE WILL BE NEEDING FROM YOU FIRST ARE
FIRST NAME.........................
LAST NAME.........................
NATIONALITY.......................
D.O.B.............................
CELL NOS..........................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...............
MARITAL STATUS....................
OCCUPATION........................
EMPLOYER FULL NAME ....
THESE ARE WHAT WE NEED TO PROCESS THE FUNDS TO YOU SO
PLEASE DO SEND ALL THESE INFORMATION TO THE FOLLOWING
EMAIL ADDRESS AND ALL YOUR REPLY SHOULD GO TO THESE EMAIL
ADDRESSES BELOW
SECURITY COMPANY EMAIL
ADDRESS............osariemen.co.ltd@gmail.com
LEGAL PRACTITIONER ......................AttorneyOkafor@yahoo.com
Bank Customer Service ...................Online.Wellsfargo@yahoo.com
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WILL BE THE FIRST 10 CANDIDATE PEOPLE
TO CONTACT US FIRST THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CLAIM THE FUNDS
BECAUSE EACH OF THEM ARE ENTITLE TO 4MILLION USD FROM THE
INHERITANCE FUNDS AND THEN THE LAST 1MILLION USD GOES TO
US THE SECURITY COMPANY AND ALSO LET US KNOW HOW YOU
WANT THE MONEY TO BE SENT TO YOU NEITHER BY CASH OR
CHECK OR BANK DRAFT
PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR REPLY TO THE COMPANY EMAIL ADDRESS
FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION
Yours Sincerely
Sellers
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