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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "huge deposit" (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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- d_elume@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "FEDERAL TREASURY BOARD" <admin@creativeonline.co.th>
Reply-To: d_elume@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:27:46 -0500
Subject: PAYMENT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (STUDY AND REPLY)
FEDERAL TREASURY BOARD
CONTRACT EXAMINATION & PAYMENT UNIT
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRIVATE EMAIL:d_elume@yahoo.com
TEL:2348045155488
Kind Attention
RE :PAYMENT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION $32.500.000.00 USD
Your file was forwarded to my desk for payment verification after presidential instructions on onward payment due to all federal government of Nigeria Foreign contractors .
Behold that I have carefully gone through your file and honestly saying, this claims is one of the over- invoiced perpetrated by the past top government functionaries and claims of deceased ones with huge deposit with some of the commercial banks in Nigeria
such claims are normally recommend for forfeiture back to federal government treasury.
But I must confess to you that the antecedence of your claims are almost perfect, for this I have develop a lot of interest to work with you and have the sum of money in
question $32.500.000.00 USD released to you, if you are willing to work and share this amount with me 50-50%, half to you and half to me.
I have political ambition in the next electoral dispensation come the year 2019 and with
this I am sure of building up a strong political empire . If your name was used without your consent then, let me know so that we can appropriate this.
Pls Advise me a. s. a. p of your true position or give me a call
immediately.
Dr N Elume (PhD Econs.MON)
FEDERAL TREASURY BOARD
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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