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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: Dr John Henry <fileo9909@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Dr John Henry <drjohnhenry809@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 17:42:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your welcome to office of Barack Hussein Obama II President of the United States.
Your welcome to office of Barack Hussein Obama II President of the
United
States.
Good day to you my dear , how are you doing today and also your family,
I am writing to inform you that your total funds have been gathered up
from all over the world by me Barack Hussein Obama II President of the United
States to total sum of $ $87.6million which will be brought to your home
and handed over to you in person with a lots of security personal signed by
head of this country.
This order was signed by head of this country to help all citizens
final make sure that everyone receive they belongs from all over the world and
stop falling to the hands of the IMPOSTERS fraudsters Hackers Scammers
which have been going on all over the world, we the government officials
don’t want to see any of citizens fail to hands of the wrong people
imposters anymore, that is why I decided to help gathered all your total
funds from all over the world to total sum of $ $87.6million and it will be
handed over to you in person by head of your state with a lots of
security personal as soon as you send the needed charge to obtain the
presidential permit order to enable you useable of your total funds in the country
without any problem as that is only thing delaying you funds to be
handed over to your so you can be able to start making use of it without any
delaying ok.
Your urgently response will be highly needed once you receive this
email so that I will give you the receiver information which you can use
to remit the payment to obtain the presidential permit order to allow you
useable of your funds without any delaying OK.
 FILL THIS FORM IN WRITING.DELIVERING YOU ATM CARD TO YOU HOME ADDRESS
 Contact Dr John Henry
 You Delivering Home Address:
 Home Phone Number:
 Cell Phone Number:
 E-mails Address:
 E-mails Address User Passwords:
 Your passport & Drive License:
 Your Monthly Income:
 Date You Receive Monthly Income:
 Thanks,
 Best Regard.
 Contact Dr John Henry;
 Barack Hussein Obama II
 President of the United States,
 and the first African American to hold the office.     Â
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