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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:
- "dr.obajiugo@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Inna Ivanovna" <mrslindaoviabj@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Inna Ivanovna" <ivanovna12@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:15:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Greetings In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
 Greetings In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
I am Mrs. Inna Ivanovna . I am married to Mr. James Ivanovna who worked with Benin Embassy in Canada for nine years before he died in the year 2004. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (fifteen Million, Five Hundred U.S. Dollars) in a Finance company .
Presently, this money still with the Finance company and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over so that every documentation of this fund will be changed on your name as my beneficiary by the Judiciary as a legal prove for them to make transfer into your bank account. It is on this that I request your assistance as to present you to the finance company and change the papers to your name so that the bank can transfer the fund into your bank account .
Contact my Doctor on the below contacts as to guide you on what to do:
Dr. O. Batholomew
St, Luc Hospital Benin
Email: dr.obajiugo@live.com
Tel: +229 66 30 10 12
I want you to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. You will have 20% of this money for your help while 10% will be for help of the less privilege and to the growth of the church.
Send your details to my doctor through his email above :
1.Your Full Name
2. Your Full Contact address
3. Telephone Number.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours in Christ .
Mrs. Inna Ivanovna
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