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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Richard Brown <emailprofrichardbrown@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 04:02:11 -0800
Subject: I am waiting for your reply today.
Dear Sir..
RE: VERIFICATION OF OVER DUE PAYMENTS.
This is to inform you that we members of the Senate Committee on Finance in
Nigeria's Upper Legislative Chamber are currently undertaking a
Beneficiary/Payment Verification Exercise for all over due payments with
the various banks in Nigeria. Consequently your payment has been
successfully verified and the sum of USD5.5m has been approved
provisionally for you. Please send your full names, address and phone
number to me immediately if you are interested in receiving the funds.
I wish to state further that all the laws and government policies which had
hitherto made it impossible or very difficult for your funds to be released
to you have been reviewed. In the light of the above your funds will be
processed and transferred to you without further delay as soon as I receive
the required information from you.
I am waiting for your reply today.
Thank you
Senator Richard Brown,
Secretary, Senate Committee on Finance.
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