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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.
- +447045707655 (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.
- n_n_d_c_s_customers_care_office@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Director.Mrs.Ngozi Okonjo Iweala" <officeiice@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: n_n_d_c_s_customers_care_office@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:57:28 +1100
Subject: Re;Good Day Sir Kindly Get Back To Me Urgent.
YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT ORDER
RE;FROM WORLD BANK PAYMENT OF SWITZERLAND
Urgent Calling Number;
Tel;+447045707655.
Director.Mrs.Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
n_n_d_c_s_customers_care_office@yahoo.com
Sir.We are sorry that you could not receive your past
years overdue
payment Of 92.5usmdollars which was map out as your
part fund payment
from the correspondent paying bank Due to network
problem in there branch office bank where your details
were deleted as Next of kin of late deceased who die in
heart decease A Contractor in oil company we try to
recover your email id address for your immediate fund
release payment we need such as your full bank account
information / phone / address/ and it was agreed upon
today by committee members of the World bank to release
your total fund in our bank which have been re ti file
to your advice that you should resend to this bank
again your full information of your account,before this
fund will be froze with world bank instruction above to
an able our bank contact correspondent bank in your
country to wire your payment through electronic
transfer to your account which send by you,also can use
any account like your son/ sister / brother/friend who
you trust bank account can be used if you wish to use
making your fund over due payment even through ATM
payment is allow to enable you will drew your fund or
access your fund in any part of the world
Note;the information is both your(Bank account/Age /
Address /Occupation /Direct contact,phone
number/name/pass-port,
Reply To This Bank Email.
n_n_d_c_s_customers_care_office@yahoo.com
Kindly also responsible for payment
above this contact address;
Thanks and Remain Bless.
Director.Mrs.Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
>From World bank payment Order
I will attach;my id for your rightful confirmation.
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