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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: CHASE BANK <saw@go.com>
Reply-To: jacobmark251@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:30:07 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS:MAKE YOUR TRANSFER NOW2
I must first apologize to you for the mistake on the Link i provided to you yesterday.Now i have made the corrections and the fund is ready to be transferred provided you login with the correct email information.I want you to also know that under no circumstances will you be allowed to make any payment on this your transfer.Please follow the instructions below and use this your exact email to login.
Your account may be placed on restricted status.Restricted accounts continue to receive payments,but they are limited in the ability to send or Withdraw funds.To lift this restriction,you need to login into your account with this your email information then you can also begin the transfer of your fund into any of your nominated bank account worldwide.
If this is not done within 48 hours then we will be forced to suspend your account as we will believe you are ineligible to receive your fund.
The bank (Chase Bank) have protected and personalized this link for you only.Just to make you be sure of the transfer,i have included the transfer link where you would see your fund and account balance to confirm to you that you are the one delaying this transaction.Please copy and paste/click on the link below then log into your account with this your email address which is the one i am replying to you.then login using this your email account including it's domain and your password.
http://matthieusonnet.com//wp-content/uploads/fin/Chase.htm
I had to get this web page from this bank as they insisted it is not yet time to issue it to you as you have not complied with the directives but i insisted and it was given to me so proceed now and copy and paste or click on the link and login with this your email information to confirm your details and then make your transfer to any of your nominated bank account.Be rest assured that everything patterning to this email and the web page is encrypted and cannot be accessed by any perseon other than you.
Note: You are not expected to spend a dime on this transfer for any reason as everything have been taken care of.All i need from you is to login into the link above with this your email information then make your transfer yourself.
God Bless You and your family.
Clark Davis
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