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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:
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "farida waziri" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- joy_jones10@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "FRANK MARTIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joy_jones10@aol.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:12:36 +0100
Subject: INFORMATION
I am Frank Martin I have be asked to contact you by Mrs. Farida Waziri,
Acting Chairperson to E.F.C.C, Economic and Financial Crime Commission,
in
Respect of Your Compensation Sum of USD$750,000.00.
View the link bellow for more information
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4320984.stm
Please contact the information bellow for more information on how to
claim
your reward and why you have been selected.
Joy Jones
United Nations
1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Email: joy_jones10@aol.co.uk
Provide the following information to enable James Brown process your
claim.
Your Full Name:
Address:
Age:
Phone Number:
Your address;
Country:
Regards
Frank Martin
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