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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.
- 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:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- 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.
- federalinlandrevenue312@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.USMAN BELLO" <administrator@mclogistica.com>
Reply-To: federalinlandrevenue312@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:41:39 -0600 (CST)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT RELEASING PAYMENT TRANSFER PIN CODE NUMBER
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Attention:Sir/Madam,
How are you today? Be inform that your original Payment Slip with your Pin
and Transfer Access Code have being released to this office, and you are
advise to contact this office for the releasing of your Pin Code to enable
your bank credited your account with sum of $8.2 million dollar.
You are therefore advice to contact the office by ALHAJI MAMMAN ANKA of
Director of Pin Code Department to collect your original Payment Slip with
your Pin and Transfer Access Code to enable your bank credited your
account with sum of $8.2 million dollar.
As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank, they
will credit your account without any delay again.
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION'S TO AVOID TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONTACT HIM ON
THIS BELOW INFORMATION STATED.
NAME: ALHAJI MAMMAN ANKA
EMAIL: federalinlandrevenue312@yahoo.com
TEL: +234-8051164094
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.USMAN BELLO.
(SENATE COMMITTEE CONSULTANT ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL MATTERS)
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