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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: "amf-vessel portfolios manager" <portfoliosmanager@amf.vessel.ae>
Reply-To: portfoliosmanager@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 22:48:38 +0100
Subject: Re: [AMF CONTRACT]
Honorable Investor
I am well pleased to introducing myself to you, I am Eng. Mark Wolf, I am an Oil Contractor, an Engineer in the Oil and Gas sector and I manage the portfolios of the shipping vault and logistics of Bulk vessel caring Crude Oil for the Arab Monetary Fund of U.A.E.
I would like to advise you in confidence with a trunk containing a legal Fund in the Portfolios and vault of a finance and security institution. The fund was recovered from the Oil and Gas portfolios of the Arab Monetary Fund of U.A.E.
Fund would be instructed for your recovery if you are capable to contain the fund to your possession as the fund is now subject for immediate recovery and I am willing to partner with you if you are interested in this funding recovery proposal.
I am presently on Board a sailing Vessel of the Arab Monetary Fund, A.M.F within the Gulf and Eastern Europe region and I hope to come to the Land by the beginning of Next two Months.
Kindly confirm the reception of this confidential information so that you will be instructed with fund recovery protocols and additional information in claiming the Trunk.
Eng. LEON GEORGE
Vessel Portfolios Manager
A.M.F oil & gas Vessels
www.amf.org.ae
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