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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: "Mr. Morris Brown" <morisown3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <moresown@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 10:11:43 +0000
Subject: YOUR GOOD NEWS.
Good Day Sir,
Sir, we
thank you for your patient.I
am
Mr.Morris Brown the head of the committee on payment,we were ordered to
pay off all the over due debts incurred by the Government
of my country to some Local and foreign contractors who supplied
GOODS,EQUIPMENT and SERVICES like you and others
companies.
As
we went through the documents we found your name amongst the list who
will receive their money hence we contact you to pay you through the ATM
CARD so that you can withdraw your money with it.
We have
concluded all the arrangements for
the card center department in the bank to send you an ATM card
(Automatic Teller Machine) which you will use to withdraw your money ¤3
Million in any ATM machine in any part of the world,the maximum
withdrawal is Twenty Thousand dollars every day.
You have to give us your information for easy and urgent delivery of your ATM CARD to your home or office address.
Fill this FORM and send it back to us today to enable the bank send your ATM CARD.
Your Full Names:...
Your Address:....
Your Country:....
Your Occupation:..
Your Cell Phone Nos:...
Yours faithful in Service
Morris Brown.
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