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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (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.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- +447045722444 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- nwakanma@mail2triallawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "GOLD DUST UNLTD" <badoo777@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:31:55 +0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ??
Dear Fred,
I Wonder What Must Have Happened To You,I Guess This Gets Through.All My
Previous Mails To You Keep Bouncing Back And Your Phone Is Not
Available.I Just Would Like To Let You Know That MR James Robertson Has
Finalized The Gold Deal And Has Deposited Our Share Of $16.5
Million[Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars]Worth Of Gold With
The Security Company In London.
I Have Taken My Agreed Share Of Gold Worth $8.5 M And I Am Off To
Japan For The Surgery I Told You Of And Would Mail You My New Telephone
Number Soon After the Surgery.So Your USD$8 Million Worth of GOLD Is
Intact With The Security Company, Hence Barrister Nwakanma ESQ[SAN] Is
The Attorney I Used To Secure The Documentation In The Security
Company In London,Since Barrister Does not Know You Personally,So We
Agreed That He will Only Release The GOLD To You Or Any Of Your
Relatives On Confirmatory Security CODE.HERE IS THE SECRET CODE:
XCBN8664790/2014/EIGHTMILLION/GOLD His Email Contact Is
nwakanma@mail2triallawyer.com Or Call Him On +447045722444.
As Long as You Mail Him With The Above Code And Your Preferred Delivery
details,Everything Is Done.I Pray You Get This Mail Successfully
Because I Am tired And wouldn't Have access To emails For weeks.And
whoever Gets This Mail And Code Automatically Gets This Gold From
him.So I suggest You Keep The code secretly as I Wouldn't Be Liable to
any Loss.
Your Partner
Dr Schumacher
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