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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.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: Muhhamed Dikko Abubakar <elsamoya@coomevamail.com>
Reply-To: imuhhameddikkoabubakar@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:04:58 -0600
Subject: A REPORT ON YOUR DEALING WITH A FRAUDSTER VIA THE INTERNET.
FORCE HEAD QUARTERS
MOTTO:TO SERVE AND PROTECT WITH INTEGRITY
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PHONE +234-809-724-5938 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
+234-809-724-5938 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
A REPORT ON YOUR DEALING WITH A FRAUDSTER VIA THE INTERNET.
I received a report from the FBI here in Nigeria concerning your
dealings with an imposter who contacted you with the scam letter of
winning,but please if you are not the right person do not further
respond to me.I am very sorry for any inconvenience that these might
have cost you and i want to use these medium to assure you that a sum
of {$8 million usd} fund will be release to you by the Nigeria
Government with any fund that might have been lost to those
hoodlums.contact me via email:(imuhhameddikkoabubakar@yahoo.cn )
Yours in service,
Muhhamed Dikko Abubakar,
Inspector General Of Police.
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