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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: Tain Liu <tgentile@berea.k12.oh.us>
Reply-To: Tain Liu <tain_1liu@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 16:12:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Confidential Message
>From Desk Of Tain Liu.
Am Tain Liu, an account manager in Wing Hang Bank of Hong Kong, Contacting
you regarding my late client who died here in Asia, investment worth
millions of dollars placed in our bank some years ago you bear same last
name with the deceased.Get back to me if you are interested in partnering
with me.
Sincerely,
Tain Liu
Wing Hang Bank
Hong Kong
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CONFIDENTIALITY
NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be
protected by legal privilege.
This email is intended only for the addressee(s) and may contain material that is confidential under state and federal law. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. Berea School District email is to be used only for school purposes. The District may monitor email to and from its network. This email and any response to it may be archived for later retrieval and may constitute a public record and therefore may be made available upon request in accordance with Ohio Public Records law (ORC 149.43).
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