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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" <tohsherlin@taxacademy.sg>
Reply-To: olumosess@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:28:59 +0800
Subject: YOUR UTMOST RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
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 MUHAMMAD BUHARI COMPENSATION SCHEME.THIS
COMPENSATION SCHEME WAS SET UP BY THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT MUHAMMAD
BUHARI IN CONJUNCTION 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 MUHAMMAD 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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