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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:
- "910424545@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "910424545@qq.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.
Fraud email example:
From: "WILSON SEN MAK"<belmiro.soares@saobernardo.sp.gov.br>
Reply-To: wilsonsenmak12@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 02:23:43 +0200
Subject: FROM WILSON SEN MAK
I am Mr.Wilson S.Y Mak Branch Manager/Director for Credit & Marketing
{ICICI BANK OF HONG KONG }. I am in charge of all our Investor's Direct Capital
Funds, with more than 208 Corporate Investors attached to my portfolio. I made
an excess of 1.2% from all the Investor's Investment Capital Funds which have
exceeded our targeted 20% of the Total Investment Capital Funds and so far i
have made $25.4.Million over time from Investor's EMRCP.I seek for assistance
to stand as an Investor to receive these funds as Tenure Investment Proceeds.
If you are interested kindly reply back via my email address (910424545@qq.com)
which is my confidential email address. Note Please reply to this email
{910424545@qq.com} for more details about the transaction
Kind Regards
For Mr.Wilson Sen Mak
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