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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- 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.
- oniwonnnpcgmd@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- website: www.nnpcgroup.com email:oniwonnnpcgmd@rediffmail.com tel: tel/+2348161742227 from the austin oniwon group managing director , (Rediffmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Austin Oniwon <oniwonnnpcgmd@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:21:39 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ATTENTION
WEBSITE: WWW.nnpcgroup.com
EMAIL:oniwonnnpcgmd@rediffmail.com
TEL: Tel/+2348161742227
FROM THE AUSTIN ONIWON
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR ,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Good Day
I would
like to use the name of your company to receive the sum of seventeen million United
states dollars ($17m) which was deliberately over invoiced by my
committee.
You are receiving this fund as a sub contractor who has not
been paid and I will produce all the relevant documents that will make you the
beneficiary of this fund without any risk attached to it.
If you are
interested and confident in yourself that you are capable of handling such deal
kindly reply me by providing a reachable private telephone number so that we
will talk things over. Reply me at my confidential email address
pilip112ch@rediffmail.com
Thanks,
Mr.Austin Oniwon
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