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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: DrBwt Timothy <dr.benjaminbt@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <Dr.Benjamin.WilliamTimothy@dr.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:15:22 +0000
Subject: Ref.Debt Collector in Usa.
Ref.Debt Collector in Usa.
I
have an outstanding invioce of $350.000. owed to me by an American
company for about 9 months now I want you to look for debt collectors to
collect the money on your behalf. I will make you an administrator and
once they collect the debt,they will pay it to you and you can use it
for your project.
So now start calling debt collectors,usualyy
Business to Business debt collectors or attorneys. Once you get a good
one,let me know so I can send you the invioce and the company
information you can sign up with them. I know the company will pay once
the debt collector contacts them.
Very Important: Ask the debt
collection agency call how long it will take them to pay you once they
debtor pays them,that is once they collect the money from the
company,how long will it take them to transfer the money to you after
taking their commision.
I know the debtor company will pay once
the collectors threaten them with Lawsuites and negative reporting with
DUN and BRADSTREET. So hurry up and sign with them so they can start
paying
Regards
Dr.Benjamin.W.Timothy
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