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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 message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- admimr@execs.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: BOWEN RIMMELL <zzzzxmail77@libero.it>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:55:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: COMPLY WITH THE!!!!
COMPLY WITH THE!!!!
HELLO.
I AM BOWEN RIMMELL BY NAME, A BRITISH NATIONAL. I AM A BANK AUDITIOR IN ONE OF
THE BRITISH BANK; I HAVE A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TO PROPOSE TO YOU. WE HAD A
FOREIGN CLIENT WHO IS A GOLD MERCHANT FROM YOUR COUNTRY DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM
AMOUNT WITH OUR BANK. EVENTUALLY, THIS CLIENT MRS.KJELLSSON JEANETTE WAS AMONG
THE VICTIM OF THE CAR ACCIDENT THAT CRASHED ON THE 31-10-2008 IN EXPRESS HIGH
WAY ROAD IN ENGLAND, BUT SINCE THEN WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYBODY COMING FOR THE
CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN
I WANT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE FUND TO OUR BANK TO TRANSFER
THE TOTAL FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. PLEASE KINDLY
GET BACK TO ME DIRECT TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS AT ( admimr@execs.com )
I AM WILLING WE SHARE IT 40%- FOR ME AND 40 % FOR YOU WHILE - (20% GO FOR
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS) AND WHICH WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH YOU. BE-INFORMED
THAT I AM STILL IN PROCESSION OF ALL THE IMPORTANT FILES AND DOCUMENTS REGARDS
THE DEPOSITS AND OTHER VITAL INFORMATION.
ONCE I READ FROM YOU, I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH FURTHER INFORMATION AND THE
AMOUNT IN QUESTIONS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GLADLY HELP OURSELVES AND
OUR FAMILIES AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN ANY COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE.
PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME KINDLY CONTACT ME AT MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS BELOW FOR DETAIL PROCEDURE:( admimr@execs.com ).
YOURS TRULY,
BOWEN RIMMELL
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