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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: "Bamba Erick" <usoul01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bambaeric39@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:21:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Bonjour
Bonjour
Je suis M. Bamba Erick, le Directeur des Opérations Financières d'une
Banque de la place. J’ai une proposition financière confidentielle à vous
faire. Une somme flottante de 3.950.000USD appartenant à un défunt client
dont le nom a été identifié et noté non revendiqué dans nos audits et
archives.
Je voudrais que ces fonds vous soient transférés, (soit dans votre compte
bancaire ou par carte de Paiement Electroniques ATM CARD VISA) entant que
proche parent du défunt client et que par la suite nous effectuons un
partage équitable de 50% chacun, j'ai besoin de votre aide en toute
honnêteté et je vous promets que vous ne courrez aucun risque car ma
position au sein de la banque me permet de couvrir n'importe quel risque
et de plus je
serai la seule personne a superviser cette transaction.
J'ai fais toutes les vérifications concernant cet arrangement pour que son
exécution soit propre et de façon rapide. Je vous prierai de traiter cette
lettre avec la plus grande urgence et discrétion possible.
Mes salutations les plus distinguées
Bamba Erick
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