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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.Olu Moses" <komtex@dlm.ru>
Reply-To: olumosesolu@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:35:53 +0300
Subject: HELLO BENEFICIARY!
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HELLO BENEFICIARY!
SORRY FOR CONTACTING YOU THIS WAY!BUT AS YOU MUST KNOW THIS IS THE
EASIEST
AND FASTEST MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE YOU WHERE
LISTED AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES FOR
THESE NEW GOVERNMENT OF THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT MUHAMMED BUHARI
COMPENSATION SCHEME.THIS COMPENSATION SCHEME WAS SET UP BY THE NEWLY
ELECTED PRESIDENT MUHAMMED BUHARI IN CONJUCTION
WITH UNITED NATIONS AFRICAN ZONE AND SOME AFRICAN COUNTRIES,ALONG SIDE
THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, EUROPEAN UNION AND ARAB LEAGUE TO COMPENSATE
SCAM VICTIMS,WHO HAVE BEING SCAMMED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BY FRAUDSTERS
AND
ALSO PEOPLE WHO WHERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THERE
TRANSACTION DUE TO ONE REASON OR THE OTHER WITH THE PAST GOVERNMENT AND
HAVE ALSO SPENT MUCH MONEY.
THIS NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT MUHAMMED BUHARI COMPENSATION SCHEME IS
WORTH
$2.3MILLION,WHICH
WILL BE PAID THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS AFRICA ZONE PAYMASTER GENERAL
HERE
IN NIGERIA BY ATM CARD.ALL YOU NEED DO NOW IS TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE
DETAILS BELOW;
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
WORKING TELEPHONE NUMBER
IDENTITY COPY.
YOUR UTMOST RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
Mr.Olu Moses.
+234-909-725-1306
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