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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: "Mrs. Mary Nonso David" <mrsmarrydavidnon1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmarrydavidnonso1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:15:47 +0500 (PKT)
Subject: kindly get back to me
I Am Happy To Reach you,
I am Mrs. Mary David Nonso a personal adviser to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
the Ministry of Finance and I have been talking to her to assist you and
make sure that Federal Government releases a token of $2.5 million into
your account for ACCRUED INTEREST since you been suffering with Nigeria
impostors and scammers over many years without achieving nothing and it
will be better that you received the token of $2.5 million ACCRUED
INTEREST than nothing. it will be better you received this $2.5 million
first before proceeding with other payment because with this little money
it will encourage and empower you to look into your contract sum.
My Dear I am closer to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and I still believe when I
cried to her on your behalf then she will definitely do something to help
you out.So if you want me to help you kindly furnish me with your full
details so I can submit to her table and put pressure on her on your
behalf and make sure that she proceeded and once Federal Government
approved your funds $2.5 million and you confirm it into your account then
you compensate me with any amount you like but what I want to achieve are
the good name also believe that everybody are not the same in Nigeria
because the whole world are looking at Nigeria as the corrupt country and
I want to proof it to you that good once are still remain in Nigeria. If
you want your funds to be realized into your account kindly get back to
me.
Thank and God bless you.
Mrs. Mary David Nonso
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