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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Frank Williams <frankwilliams503@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:45:04 -0800
Subject: From independent corruption practices commissions
INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION
(WE ARE PROUD OF OUR IMAGE AND OUR PRAYER IS TO GOD GIVE US MORE
KNOWLEDGE FOR OUR DUTY, GOD BLESS INTERPOL.
24 Lagos Road Lagos Inland
INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES AND OTHER RELATED OFFENSES COMMISSION.
Dear
Follow the recent report made to our office by the nominated syndicate
consultancy agent, Palmer agency. We write in to inform our Palmer
Agency report through there Internet Network that if you are the one who
knows Mr.Roberts Driscoll who came to our office to claim your fund.
Well we discover very late today that you're not the person that sends
your brother Mr.Roberts Driscoll to our office to claim your fund here
in our office. we need your reply if you know him or not so that we
can stop all the process.
Note: that we have done a proper investigation on your matter and from
our investigation, federal government have agreed to compensate you
with $2M(Two Million united state dollar) to follow the rules and
regulation the independent corruption practices commissions have
agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) investigation bureau
Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation
Agencies here in the Africa you are advised to comply with us in
order to get all those that has been scamming people in the name of
Nigeria.
we wait for your urgent response to our investigated related matters.
Best Regards,
MR. PETER MOORE
independent corruption practices commissions
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