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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.
Fraud email example:
From: "ROBERT PHILIPS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertphilips333@1email.eu>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 09:11:02 -0400
Subject: 08/08/2015/Proposition
RE: Business Opportunities:
I am a Certified Financial Advisor (CFA) resident in the Republic of Ghana. I have some potential business opportunities that might interest you and herein seek your kind participation in order to make this transaction come to a reality. My client with whom I represent has mandated me to source for a reliable and capable entrepreneur that can receive the sum of Eighty Two Million United States American Dollars and thereafter to invest the sum of Fifty Three Million Three Hundred Thousand United States American Dollars from the Eighty Two Million United States American Dollars respectively.
Should you wish to participate in this business opportunity, you will retain the sum of Twenty Eight Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States American Dollars as your personal benefits while the investment of Fifty Three Million Three Hundred Thousand United States American Dollars will be governed by our Terms and Conditions that will contain in the Fund Management Agreement expected to be signed by both parties. Kindly provide your telephone numbers for discussion of this offer in full details.
Respectfully,
Mr. Robert Philips
Certified Financial Advisor
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