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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- 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.
- kerrygarfield@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Kerry Garfield" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kerrygarfield@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:10:34 -0600
Subject: BE INFORMED
Hello Dear
Your Payment files of $US8.5Million has been forwarded to our Office to pay you sum amount of $US8.5Million But we can,t transfer the Funds to your Bank account only If you have a Good Credit.
We are Only Making the transfer only if you have a Good credit please if you know you have a Bad Credit please Don,t reply this Email and as soon as we hear From you and Confrim that you have a Good Credit we Proceed in making the transfer of your total sum of $US8.5Million into your Bank account this Morning with any delaying .
We are Only making transfer of your total Sum of $US8.5Million only if you have a credit card please if you don,t have a credit card don,t reply this email and you are not Going to pay any cent till your total sum of $US8.5Million is release and wire into your Bank account today .
Here is the sloution and what is required
You are Required to Re Confrim below details to enable us to accees and know if you have a Good Credit then we proceed in making the transfer of your funds into your Bank account this Morning bear it in mind that as soon as you Send the Required details we access it and know you have a good credit then we Proceed and make the transfer of your funds this morning as soon as possible
SEND BELOW DETAILS CREDIT CARD ONLY wE DON,T ACCETP DEBIT CARD
Be Rest assure and send below details
Name on the credit card=
Your Cell Phone Number==
Your Credit card Number==
Credit card Limit===
Daily Withdraw Limit Of Your Credit Card====
Amount owed on credit card===
My dear Note that as soon as you Re Confrim the above details then we access it and know you have a Good Credit and capable to have this Funds Of $US8.5Million the transfer of $US8.5Million will be done instnatly into your Bank account have your mind at rest and send the Required details to enable us to Proceed
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO APY FEES THE TRANSFER WILL BE DONE ONLY IF YOU HAVE A GOOD CREDIT
Regards
Kerry Garfield
Email: kerrygarfield@aol.com
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