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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
- 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.
- yeegbrk1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Yeng Brooks <yengbks@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: yeegbrk1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:03:29 +0300
Subject: Receiving Payment
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Yeng Brooks ,managinig director of YENG GROUPS LTD (YGL)Based in
London United Kingdom.
Our company deal on PVC,Rubber,Furniture and cassava exporting into the
Canada/America searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our costumers in the Canada/America as well as
making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
glad. Please contact us for more information,Subject to your
satisfactionyou will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of
which we will pay for your services as our representative in
Canada/America European and Asia Please if you are interested forward to
us your names,(COMPANY NAME) phone number/fax and your full contact
addresses.
Forward your information to email: yeegbrk1@yahoo.com
Thanks in advance
Yeng Brooks
Managing Director (MD)
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