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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:
- "uba_customer65@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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: "Dr. David Nanamar" <ai0811@alice.it>
Reply-To: uba_customer65@live.com
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 02:01:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU
GOOD NEWS TO YOUR URGENT ATTENTION
We the Federal Ministry of Finance West African have managed to secure
facilitated channel for you to receive your total $4.5m to avoid you paying
fees for Tax or to any Government Authority being the nature of the
transaction, please contact immediately United Bank for Africa Benin and
provide them with your details so that they will have your total fund send
to
you via
ATMCARD secured transfer to be post to your address via DHL without any
hitch,
You are to send $89 for security charge before the Delivered.
This is the new development based on the meetings heeled today, to protect
beneficiary from scamers or paying fees to the fraud star Bankers and
Western-
Unions.
Contacts are as followed below?
Dr. David Nanamar.
PHONE: +229-97934337.
Email:uba_customer65@live.com
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