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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- +447937420718
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fundcharitye@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Funds
Reply-To: <fundcharitye@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 01:35:55 +0530
Subject: Funds transfer to you

Dear Sir,

I work with a prime Bank here in the United Kingdom as an auditor. In the course of auditing the books of the deposits in this bank, it was discovered that a certain secret deposit has been unattended for the past seven years and when investigated, the depositor was an expatriate mining and oil industry engineer who is now late. He left no other name or contact in the deposit documents.

As it is the usual practice in banking, this bank will statutorily revert the deposit to their treasury unless a claim is made on it immediately. With perfect documentation therefore, we can make a claim for the deposit in your favor and the deposit will revert to you, and the process is simple and possible with your full co-operation. Assets value is twelve point three million US dollars only but it will be moved to you in small volumes.

The asset has to first be positioned to you as the owner and when the asset has been successfully reverted to you as the owner, the process of evacuation of asset to you will follow.

For us to achieve this reverting of asset ownership to you, send for now
1. Your full names
2. Address
3. Tel. Number:
4. Your present occupation.

I will involve an attorney here who will procure supporting documents and present the documents to the bank for processing of the change and payment to you.

I wait for your urgent reply to this mail with details to this email id:fundcharitye@gmail.com

Thanks,
Ahmd.
Tel: +447937420718

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