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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- 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.
- oincm100@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ken mckay <kenmckay1970@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:48:38 +0200
Subject: SUB: TRANSFER FUNDS US$15MILLION ONLY
*ALLOCATION*
*NO:10X453AA/765*
*PAYMENT CODE:43900AA*
*SEQUENCE NO:PPP/3348/68*
*PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT RECONCILIATION/RELEASE.*
*I AM IN RECEIPT OF YOUR IMPENDING APPROVED INHERITANCE/CONTRACT SUM OF
US$15M. WHICH HAS PLACED ON HOLD IN THIS OFFICE FOR FINAL OFFICIAL
VETTING. *
*TO EXECUTE THE FINAL CLEARANCE OF YOUR REMITTANCE AND BEFORE YOUR FUND
WILL BE RELEASED FROM THIS BANK TO ANY OF YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT,
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RECONFIRM AS FOLLOWS:*
*1) OCCUPATION AND POSITION*
*2) FULL NAME AND OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS..................*
*3) DIRECT TELEPHONE *
*4)MARITAL STATUS*
*5)YOUR FULL BANK DETAILS FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER*
*WE SHALL VET YOUR PAYMENT AND THEREAFTER RELEASE YOUR FUND AS MANDATED BY
THE FINANCIAL MONITORY UNIT AND PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT,
IN ADDITION SEND US A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY OTHER
CERTIFIED ID FOR **IDENTIFICATION TO AVOID WRONG PAYMENT.*
*THIS IS THE FIRST NOTIFICATION TO THIS CLAIM FOR THE SECOND/THIRD QUARTER
PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.ON IDENTIFICATION WITH THIS CLAIMS, FURTHER INFORMATION
TO THE RELEASE, TRANSFER AND COLLECTION OF THIS PAYMENT WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO YOU.A NON REPLY TO THIS MAIL INDICATES AN AUTOMATIC REJECTION
OF THIS CLAIMS AND YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED AGAIN.*
*RIGHT NOW WE SHALL BE WAITING FOR THE COMPLETE DETAILS FROM YOU, SHOULD
YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION CONCERNING YOUR PAYMENT, PLEASE DO NOT
HESITATE TO CALL ME USING MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AS STATED ABOVE OR
EMAIL.*
*REPLY TO: oincm100@gmail.com <oincm100@gmail.com>*
*YOURS SINCERELY.*
*CHRIS MATHEW*
*THE CHAIRMAN*
*PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON*
*FOREIGN PAYMENT RECONCILIATION/RELEASE.*
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