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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:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Ugo Verni." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister.eduardo@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 01:17:00 +0100
Subject: Donation Verni
Your Attention Please,
My name is Ugo Verni and I have an urgent donation information for you which will benefit you and your entire family, refugee, with the less
privileged in your local community.
Respond back to this email immediately so as to enable me provide you with the complete information regarding this
donation.
You can verify this by visiting the web pages
below.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/6076838/Italian-wins-130m-in-Europes-biggest-ever-lottery-prize.html
Your email address was luckily selected using a balotting system and you received
this email because we accepted you as a lucky beneficiary.
Kindly contact
Avv. Fred Ezio (Zenit Chambers) with Code: NYMJ6814 and also fill the
below information and return via email so that he can process your funds
for
disbursement.
1) Your Full Names:
2)Resident Address:
3)Telephone
Number:
Good luck,
Ugo Verni.
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