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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.
- 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 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.
- drhenryphilip3@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Henry Philip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drhenryphilip3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:36:48 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION
DR.HENRY PHILIP
HEAD ACCOUNTS DEPT.
CENTRUM CREDIT RESERVE BANK
UNITED KINGDOM-LONDON
Email: drhenryphilip3@gmail.com
RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT:
URGENT ATTENTION,
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THERE IS AN UNCLAIMED US$3M ONLY IN YOUR FAVOUR
WITH OUR BANK WHICH HAS REMAINED UNPAID TO YOU OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO SEND YOUR DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION AND PAYMENT TO YOU:
RE-CONFIRM YOUR DETAILS:
[1] YOUR FULL NAMES
[2] YOUR OFFICIAL ADDRESS
[3] YOUR OCCUPATION AND AGE
[4] YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CONFIRMATION.
BASED ON THIS UNCOVERED REAL LIFE ESTATE,I AND YOU WILL SHARE THE PROCEED 60% AND 35%
RESPECTIVELY WHILE 5% WILL BE USED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT EXPENDITURE.
HENCE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL AND WILL BE HANDLE UNDER STRICT
LEGITIMATE CONDITION. THIS IS RISK FREE AND 100% GUARANTEED HENCE KEEP STRICTLY SECRET.
REPLY TO : drhenryphilip3@gmail.com
THANK YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.HENRY PHILIP
HEAD ACCOUNTS DEPT.
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