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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Jozi Adams" <kurzenko@biosoil.ru>
Reply-To: jozi_a@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:21:58 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: From Jozi Adams
Dear
My name is Ms.Jozi Adams, A banker by Profession and Currently in Finance
Auditing and Accounting Unit in my Bank, Which the name will giving to you as
soon as you respond for security reason. I got your email address in my search
for a reputable and reliable person to help me claim the sum of USD$15. MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS, Deposited in our Bank by one of our customer Eng. Mueller
who die with his wife and two children on the 20th day of April 2008 in car
clash along Aflao express road.
Since his death no one has come up as his next of kin and all our efforts to
locate any member of his immediate family has prove Abortive, that was why I
decided to contacting you to present you to our bank as the next of Kin to the
deceased customer. He was drilling contractor with some Oil Companies here in
West Africa. So it will be more acceptable and wiser to present you through
paper work to the Bank for claim of the total fund.
I will give you all the necessary requirements that the bank may request from
you and follow up the transfer of the fund into your account as an Insider. It
will interest you to know that I has been keeping the account dormant to enable
my plans for the funds to come through and this is the time I am happy to locate
you for the perfection of the transfer of the Fund into your nominated Bank
Account to be given.
As soon as I get your positive response I will update you about the mode of
disbursement and I will also need to know about investing in your Country as a
way of helping your people, I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible
stating your wish in this deal.
Yours Specially
Ms Jozi Adams
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