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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Hani Sayed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hanisayedlaw@foxmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:51:07 -0700
Subject: Get back to me
Greetings,
It is my humble pleasure to write you this letter irrespective of the fact that you do not know me. I am Mr. Hani Sayed, One of family lawyer to the Embattled former security adviser to the immediate past Government of Nigeria Colonel Sambo Dasuki(Rtd).As you are well known that Nigerian government is investigating diversion of Two Billion United States Dollars($2BUSD) meant for the purchase of arms procurement for the Nigeria Military which is being investigated.
I would want to seek your assistance to claim the sum of Fifty Nine Million United States Dollars ($59MUSD) which was secretly moved out of Nigeria last two weeks and deposited with a private Security company in Asia; the fund was deposited in two Metallic Deed Boxes, deposited as family valuables. I would want to present you as the original owner of the said consignment valued $59MUSD. For more information view the website below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$2_billion_arms_deal
If you are interested and agree to work with me, kindly get back to me as soon as possible for a comprehensive details about this transaction..
Thank you.
Hani Sayed.
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