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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.
- 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.
- abramoffjames@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Abramoff James & Associates" <abramoffj@aol.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abramoffjames@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 20:24:36 +0600
Subject: Financial Instrument for Lease and Sale BG/SBLC
LEASED BG/SBLC ON THE EURO CLEAR BANK SCREEN
Leasing fee= 9+2(No Upfront Fee)
Total Face Value: Minimum of 50M Euro/USD (FIFTY Million Euro/USD) to
Maximum of 100B Euro/USD (One Hundred Billion Euro/USD)
A BG/SBLC is raised from a Top AA rated Bank, in your name and Bank
Account in the tune of Face value of instrument. The BG/SBLC will be
placed on a Euro clear Bank Screen of pages 1-15, as soon as you received
the 15 pages of the Euro clear you take it to your Bank and Bank officer
confirm/verifies the BG/SBLC with your receiving bank. Upon confirmation
of the Euro clear Bank Screen of pages 1-15 you will pay 1% cash via wire
transfer to provider, for Processing and Administration fee. Within 24
hours after the Processing and Administration fee received, MT760 Swift
will be transmitted to your Account. Upon confirmation of MT760 swift,
beneficiary pay provider total of 9+2 % of face value via wire transfer
for leasing fees and broker commission.
FOR SALE OF BG/SBLC
Sale Price= 38% +2%
Minimum Face Value of BG/SBLC= 50M
We also give out loans to individuals,businesses and corporate organisations.
I look forward to your feedback.
Contact person: Abramoff James
Private email: abramoffjames@gmail.com
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