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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- 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.
- mr.odiatony201144@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: tonyodiat@hotmail.com
Reply-To: mr.odiatony201144@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 23:35:37 -0700
Subject: Call me +234 80 33 819 703
Attention Beneficiary,
This is to Officially notify you today that The Bank has been waiting for your respond for a period of time now.
Your Payment Two Million United States Dollars has been Approval and Schedule Fund Two Million United States Dollars for Transfer to your account.
You are Officially advise to comply with us for more directives.
The Bank is about to Confiscate your Fund, You have been silent over some time now.
If you wish the Bank to go ahead and Confiscate your Payment.
IF YOU WISH SEND YES CONFISCATE MY FUND.
IF NO SEND NO DON'T CONFISCATE MY FUND.
Them you are advise to respond back within 24 hours if not the Bank will have no other Option than to Confiscate it.
You are officially advise to follow the instructions in the confirmation of this payment Issues in the Bank
Telephone Banking administration sheet below to confirm your payment.
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Stage 1: Dial WORLD BANK Telephone Banking Confirmation Account System on +1 720 515-6966
then after the voice contact, enter your account Pass Code 1978
Stage 2: enter your Account Number ........
Stage 3: enter your account Pin Code 40266
Stage 4: to make transfer press 4 enter your destination account number, which is your
personal Bank account number, swift code/routing number apparently, your fund will be
transferred immediately into your personal bank account via our electronic wire transfer
system once you have the complete requirement.
Waiting for your urgent reply.
DO SEND REPLY VIA THIS EMAIL DIRECT : mr.odiatony201144@gmail.com
Call me Direct Mobile +234 80 33 819 703.
Mr.Tony Odia.
Foreign Operation Officer.
Standard Charted Bank.
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