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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "judithshu1@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "judithshu1@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Judith Shumejda" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <judithshu1@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:04:55 -0800
Subject:
Dear Friend,
I am contacting you to assist me in the transfer of $15.2m into your personal bank account for our benefit. This transaction is confidential and must remain so in all our dealings since I cannot execute this opportunity alone without the support of a foreigner in line with the laws governing financial institutions here in my bank and that is why I have contacted you in this manner.
For your role in assisting me actualize this opportunity, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum while 60% will be for me. However, what I need is your maximum cooperation and to provide a valid bank account to enable the transfer of this fund for our benefit. By indicating your interest and assurance of your trust, I will send you the full details and how this business will be done.
You are to send the required details below to my email address (judithshu1@outlook.com) if you are interested.
1. Full Names:
2. Mobile Phone Number:
3. Age:
4. Sex:
5. Address:
6. Occupation:
7.Marital status:
Your urgent response to this proposal will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
Mrs. Judith Shumejda.
(judithshu1@outlook.com)
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