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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:
- "royfredrik@yandex.com" (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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Roy Fredrick" <rateesh@nitimea.com>
Reply-To: royfredrik@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:27:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Your Fund Is Ready!
Sir
I am Roy Fredrick a financial consultant with the world bank and the CEO o=
f Fred Finanz. I am contacting you based on the information reaching me fro=
m the world bank that your email address was among the email addresses chos=
en after a random search conducted for the compensatory fund of US$5.5M eac=
h for the successful people of which you are one them.
Based on this good news I will advise you to kindly send me your below inf=
ormation so I will start facilitating the release of your fund US$5.5M lega=
lly because I will need to secure all the needed/ valid documents in your n=
ame so that the world bank will effect the transfer via Barclays bank of Lo=
ndon were the funds are deposited.
Your full names...........................
Your mailing/ house address......
Your house/cell phone................
Your date of birth.......................
Your company name (if any)......
Your account details...................
As soon as you send all this above I will proceed immediately to secure al=
l the needed valid documents to enable the bank to release your fund US$5.5M
Waiting for your positive response asap.
Roy Fredrick
Email: royfredrik@yandex.com
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