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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mike Rees <mikerees@qq.com>
Reply-To: <mikerees@foxmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 20:26:16 -0400
Subject: Let's- Invest-Together
Sir,
My Name is Mike Rees, the Deputy Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank London, being the Group Chief Financial Executive director, I am very interested to be in partnership with you in any project of your choice and in any country of your choice and I will make available any amount of capital that will be required for the Project or Venture while you be the fund’s manager.
Be rest assured that my personal attorney has already put in place an MOU (Working Agreement 40%-60%) and will also process every legal documentation to place the capital in your name/company which I will personally take care of both the vetting process. I wait for your urgent respect for further information.
In course of this transaction, there are practically no risk involve because It has been programmed to be a bank-to-bank transfer. Please this is very confidential transaction please.
I will appreciate your timely response.
Thank you
Yours Truly.
Mike Rees
Group Chief Financial Executive director
Standard Chartered PLC.
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