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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.
- 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.
- +447031954159 (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.
- b.ritishhighcommission@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From:
"b.ritishhighcommission@consultant.com" <b.ritishhighcommission@consultant.com>
Reply-To: "b.ritishhighcommission@consultant.com" <barclayspls@blumail.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:06:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FUNDS RELEASE ORDER.
 BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
HP25 QUEENS ROAD LONDON
FUNDS RELEASE ORDER.
Attention
I have tried to reach you severally today but my mail keeps returning back to me as undelivered hope you still use this email or did you change to another one?
This is to officially bring to your notice that your $10.5million placed on hold by British Government has been approved for the release today after a long time investigations. Your Fund is now free to be released to you through the service of Barclays Bank PLC.Kindly contact Clare Corbett and let him know about this notification letter.
Barclays Bank PLC
Address: 1 Churchill Place,Canary Wharf,London E14 5HP UK
barclayspls@blumail.org
Tel: Tel: +44-703-195-41-59
Contact person: Clare Corbett
NOTE: Every unclaimed fund will be transfer to charity organization, If you think you've received a fraudulent e-mail that looks like it' s' from British High Commission, forward the entire e-mail including the header and footer to: b.ritishhighcommission@consultant.com and then delete it from your e-mail account. No further updates will be issued from this office.
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Stan Mark Bell
Payment Co-ordinator
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