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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.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Barrack Obama" <officedesk390@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Barrack Obama" <dhldeliverycompany458@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 19:25:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your welcome to office of Barack Hussein Obama II President of the United States.
Your welcome to office of Barack Hussein Obama II President of the
United States.
Good day to you my dear , how are you doing today and also your
family, I am writing to inform you that your total funds have been
gathered up from all over the world by me Barack Hussein Obama II
President of the
United States to total sum of 846million which will be brought to
your home and handed over to you in person with a lots of security
personal signed by head of this country.
This order was signed by head of this country to help all citizens
final make sure that everyone receive they belongs from all over the
world and stop falling to the hands of the IMPOSTERS fraudsters
Hackers
Scammers which have been going on all over the world, we the
government officials don’t want to see any of citizens fail to hands
of the wrong people imposters anymore, that is why I decided to help
gathered all
your total funds from all over the world to total sum of 846million
and it will be handed over to you in person by head of your state with
a lots of security personal as soon as you send the needed charge to
obtain the presidential permit order to enable you useable of your
total funds in the country without any problem as that is only thing
delaying you funds to be handed over to your so you can be able to
start making
use of it without any delaying ok.
Your urgently response will be highly needed once you receive this
email so that I will give you the receiver information which you can
use to remit the payment to obtain the presidential permit order to
allow
you useable of your funds without any delaying ok.
FILL THIS FORM IN WRITING.DELERYING YOU ATM CARD TO YOU HOME ADDRESS
ContactMr Ben Ki-Moon
00229 62427333
You Delerying Home Address:
Home Phone Number:
Cell Phone Number:
E-mails Addresss:
E-mails Addresss User Passwords:
Your passport & Drive License:
Your Monthly Income:
Date You Receive Monthly Income:
Thanks,
Best Regard.
Contact Mr Ben Ki-Moon n; 00229 62427333
Barack Hussein Obama II
President of the United States,
and the first African American to hold the office.
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