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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: "muketbopha@mail.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bophamuket1@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 02:34:42 +0700
Subject: YOUR FUND HAS BEEN DISCOVERED
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL FUND PROTECTION AGENCY
1775 K ST NW 400 LONDON D C 20006-1500
UNITED KINGDOM
Dearest,
We have been instructed by the general secretary of the united nations and the governor of the monetary unit,to investigate the long delay on your fund during our investigation we discovered with dismay the delay was due to the corrupt officials of the bank who are trying to divert your funds into your private account.
To forestall this,security for your fund and others was organised and form of your personal identity number id,we have now nominated a bank of intergrity and fast service as your paying bank is now only going to use online under our scrutiny.We will monitor every stage of the release of your payment ourself until it gets to you.
We shall issue the bank on your behalf an irrevocable payment guarrantee as soon as your respond to our email,the total fund has been transfered to the paying bank and the total payment will be released to you by a carefully nominated bank which we shall communicate to you in our next email.
Send us the following details
1.Your full name
2.Current Address
3.Your age
4.occupation.
Thanks
Lee Kie
(Manager International payment centre)
UNITED.KINGDOM
DR BOPHA MUKET
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