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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:
- ",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)
- "rev.david_smith@outlook.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.
- +447012926524 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
Fraud email example:
From: "CHURCH OF GOD MISSIONARY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <church.of_god_mission@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 08:49:11 -0300
Subject: URGENT ALERT...CHURCH OF GOD MISSIONARY..CONGRATULATIONS
Attention Beneficiary;
CHURCH OF GOD MISSIONARY/EAGLE CHARITY FOUNDATION LONDON sends her greetings to you, this is to let you know that you have been picked as a beneficiary of our annually charity work via the net as we have been touching lives possitively for 8years now.
Before now, we have touched many lives in charity works on ground and we have decided to go a step further in touching lives even futher this year and so we had to do a random selection of email addresses all over the world and whoever email address is picked either rich or poor automatically becomes a beneficiary of our charity work of the year and we also hope/pray you continue the good work of touching lifes possitively.
Note: You are to be given the sum of £3,000,000.00GB Pounds {Three Million GB Pounds} as our very lucky winner for this year 2013.!!Congratulations!!.Please Contact our Senior Rev {Rev Peter Adams}on his e-mail address below providing him the informations requested of you below to get your Funds as soon as possible as you will also be invited over here in London early December as a special guest for our One Week Grand-Conference 2013 tagged CHRIST FOR ALL EARTH :
NAME:
AGE:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT NUMBERS:
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Senior Rev In Charge: Rev David Smith
Direct Telephone: +44-701-292-6524
Email Address: rev.david_smith@outlook.com
Please Note::This transaction shall be governed by the laws of the state of Barclays Bank,U.K/LONDON
!!!!!!!!!!Many Congratulations & More Blessings In Our Lords Name!!!!!!!!!!
Regards,
CHURCH OF GOD MISSIONARY..
http://www.christformankind.org
(COPYRIGHT © 2013 EAGLEFOUNDATION.LONDON. INC.)
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