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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:
- "million pounds" (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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- +447031804996 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448719152149 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- mayalldavid94@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "David Mayall" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mayalldavid94@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:12:33 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.
Hello,
I am David Mayall, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr.Robert who died in a car crash with his immediate family in East London on the 5Th of November 2007 and Left behind a large deposit of money in a bank here in the UK (2.4 Million Pounds). The finance company contacted me, as his attorney to provide his Next of kin. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name giving you the advantage so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money, 50% to me and 40% to you and 10% setaside in case we incur any expenses while the transaction last. Please get back to me on my private email mayalldavid94@yahoo.co.uk for further details.
NOTE: All corresponding email must be directed to this email.. mayalldavid94@yahoo.co.uk.
Regards.
David Mayall QC
Lamb Building
Temple
London
EC4Y 7AS
Phone: +44 871 915 2149
Cell: +44 703 180 4996
Fax: +44 844 774 1654
N.B
When calling you dial your country calling code which I think is 011+my number ( +44 871 915 2149 ). That is (011-44 871 915 2149 ). You can also confirm the code from your service provider
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