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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: FRIEDRTCH SCHUMACHER <friedrtchschumacher777@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 07:21:07 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU STILL ALIVE ??
Dear Partner,
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 Powell
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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