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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: " Mustapha Dangote " <presidency@jenzzonline.net>
Reply-To: <mdangote56@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 16:10:12 +0000
Subject: Important Notice
Attention!! Dear Sir/Ma This is to officially notify you that information o=
f your contract/inheritance unpaid fund has received attention of office of=
the National Economic Council and of which your unpaid fund valued at US$1=
.6M has been re-approved for immediate payment. But due to the reported cas=
es of corrupt practices in our commercial banks, office of the National Eco=
nomic Council has revoked foreign operations license of all the commercial =
banks here in Nigeria assigned to handle contract/inheritance payments on b=
ehalf of the federal government of Nigeria. In view of this, office of the =
National Economic Council in conjunction with office of the minister for fo=
reign affairs has concluded arrangement to effect payment to you overseas. =
Furthermore,it is important that you re-confirm your full names, contact ad=
dress along with your contact telephone number. Note that this notice super=
sedes directive you must have received in the past based on your fund payme=
nt. Best Regards Mr.Mustapha Dangote Information Officer National Economic =
Council
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