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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- bar.charlesesq@lawyer.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Gillian and Adrian Bayford's <test@cantonfair-bulletin.com>
Reply-To: <bar.charleswhite@lawyer.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 04:35:53 +0100
Subject: AUB SPOED ACCEPT uw donatie
Beste vriend,
Wij zijn Gillian en Adrian Bayford. Mijn vrouw en ik won de grootste pond
Miljoenen loterij van 148,6 miljoen EUR en we begonnen onze
Charity Donation en we zullen het geven van een cash donatie van
1.500.000,00 EUR tot 5 lucky individuen en 10 liefdadigheid
organisaties uit alle delen van de wereld.
U kunt contact opnemen met mijn juridisch adviseur Barr. charles zijn e-mail
[bar.charlesesq@lawyer.com] hem gewoon dat je contact met hem onder te vertellen
instructie van Code: BMUTU992 zal hij onze wil eren en betaalt u binnen
72 uur.
Om de echtheid van deze e-mail te controleren, check deze webpagina;
http://news.sky.com/story/972395/148-6m-euromillions-jackpot-winners-named
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Gefeliciteerd & Happy Vieringen in Advance.
Gillian en Adrian Bayford's
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