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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:
- "fcacs@gmx.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447024029230 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Your Online Payment" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fcacs@gmx.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 02:53:42 -0700
Subject: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Hon. (Mrs.)Betsy Philips Manpoulimas
Chairperson: Payment Reconciliation Board, UN-IMF.
Ndamella House (Suite A-11),Plot 500,
Po Box 200, Harrogate London,
United kigndom.
United Nation Representative
Tel: + (44) 7024037739
+447024029230
+447024055150

Dear Client,

Your funds has finally been transfer to you through an Online Bank,
however you are to urgently contact the consultant who will give you total
direction on how to get paid online,he will give you the password and
username to login into your new account. His contact.

Dr. Uyere J. Pascal
UFISCO & ASSOCIATE
Email : fcacs@gmx.com

Please get in tough with them and they will give you transfer detail of
your funds.

Congratulation in advance!

Best Regards,

Yours in service.
Hon. (Mrs.)Betsy Philips Manpoulimas
Chairperson: Payment Reconciliation Board, UN-IMF.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the
individual or entity to which it is address and may contain information
that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under
applicable law.

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