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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "seniorresidentrepresentative@e-mail.ua" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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: "Mrs Daniela Brown" <admin@internetpowerkit.com>
Reply-To: uncompensationunitupdate@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:29:32 -0500
Subject: Re............
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Following the protest by international communities in the last Worldwide
Economic Forum on Asia , Paris club ,World bank ,Europe ,U.S and Africa
held in Abuja Nigeria on 07 - 09 May 2014.The world Leader and United
Nations has given instruction to African Leaders to make sure that all
scam victims is compensated without any further delay.America President
Barack Obama has instructed all African head of states/presidents of all
including African countries to make sure that all foreign payments in
Africa is paid to the rightful owner before the end of this YEAR
2015.According to him some of them have spent alot of money and still they
have not received their fund.So all African Leaders in conjunction with
United Nations is compensating you with the sum of $12.7m United State
Dollars because of what has happened to you in the past.President Barack
Obama has warned that failure to comply with this instruction,then they
will lose all the Grant they have been enjoying from United Nations,United
States of America and other G8 Countries.
Kindly Contact Sir D.C Marshall
Director United Nations head Office in Abuja F.C.T Nigeria
Email;(seniorresidentrepresentative@e-mail.ua)
Direct Phone +234-90-99985850
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