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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "DR RAPHEAL UKO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contactemail@wwjd.ru>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:41:51 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED ON YOUR PAYMENT
IN VIEW TO THE ONGOING FINANCIAL REPORTS GOING ON WITHIN THE GLOBE ,THE RESERVE BANK OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE BANKERS BANK OF
SWITZERLAND , WITH THE WORLD BANK UNIT IN ZURICH , HAS INSTRUCTED THAT DUE TO THE INCEASANT REPORTS OF BENEFICIARIES WHO IN ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER BEEN INVOLVED IN RECEIVING OF FUNDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWINGS:
Please Read The Attached Message For More Details
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