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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- andersond697@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.David Anderson" <info@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andersond697@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:48:52 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Dear Friend

Dr.David Anderson,
Account Manager,
International Remittance Department,
Commercial Bank of Ghana,
Accra.
E-Mail: andersond697@gmail.com

Dear Friend,

I am writing you this mail based on how urgent the matter refers. I am the
Senior Account Manager of Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd, I am contacting you
on my
deceased customer who have the sum of Five Million Great British Pound
Sterling(£5,000,000.00GBP) up till now,No one have been presented to the
Bank as the beneficiary Nor Next of Kin to the deceased owner.
He is Late Mr.Paul Mahmood, a good citizen of Liberia but,unfortunate that
he happened to died in the recent
Egyptian crises. when he went to a conference meeting with his lovely
wife. As a
matter of fact,non of my colleagues in the Bank have any ideal about the
deposited fund. they are not even aware that the depositor(Late Mr.Paul
Mahmood) is late. he deposited
the fund in my Bank before going to Egypt with his wife. my intention is
to transfer the fund to your designated local account,only if you can
stand faithful to me. Please promise to keep this transaction strictly
confidential from any one until the total fund get transfer to your
designated local account, let this be a bold secret between us alone.
after the transaction is successfully carry out, i offer you 20% of the
fund while,5% is for reimbursement of any kind of expenses that may occur
along the legal due process. please the remaining fund should be deposit
to any bank with my name for business establishment,it will be a joint
business because,i will make you the manager of the business to enable me
resume back and be with my family.
I will resign from the Ghana commercial Bank Limited as soon as we have a
good successful
transaction. My dear,make sure that you follow my instruction as an
insider in
the Bank here. never disclose to any one. I will inform you the procedure
immediately you get back to me with your reply. kindly reply me in my
private e-mail contact: andersond697@gmail.com

Regards,
Dr.David Anderson,
Account Manager,
Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd.
E-mail: andersond697@gmail.com

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