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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- 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: "Mr. Nelson Evans" <officialfiles@cantv.net>
Reply-To: uba.onlinebenin@admin.in.th
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 09:04:50 -0430 (VET)
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?IFBBWU1FTlQgQ09ERSBOVU1CRVIgKFVCQS8zMDA1Ni4p4oCP?=
Beneficiary,
We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all related problem that has held the transfer impossible. With the help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who have rendered a tremendous help to this Exercise. We are here to inform you that the general director of this office has ordered us to transfer your total fund through United Bank for Africa for security reasons. Therefore, you are advice to contact the payout Bank kindly ask them about your fund and when you will be receiving the total money as we made an agreement with them to transfer the total fund either Bank to Bank wire transfer or via ATM VISA CARD to you.
Is now your duties to contact them for the better method which you will like to receive your fund because they are waiting for you to contact them for instructed on how you will receive your fund. Be free and contact them immediately you receive this message for immediate transfer of your total fund. Your identification payment code is UBA-30056.
Here is the Bank Contact address.
Name: Mr. Johnson Andrew
Email: uba.onlinebeanin@admin.in.th
Bank Name: United Bank for Africa Plc
Phone Number: +229-68515766
Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so that we can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.
Regards,
Nelson Evans
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