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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: "IPJ Finance" <nathalie@areka.com>
Reply-To: pol.wu1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 12:23:46 +0200
Subject: Investment Offer
Good day,
Am Pollen Wu by name, and I am representing an investor with the mandate
to help find a dependable international trustee to channel the investment
fund of $25 million into a 10 years profitable project that will
target a reasonable return on investment (ROI) With a strong plan to
compensate your assistance.
This plan will also give you full authority to handle the investment. 10%
from the total investment amount has been allocated for compensation.
kindly let me know if you are interested to proceed and what area of
investment you would recommend.
Thank you as I await your swift action. My line is open to receive your call.
Regards
Pollen Wu
Corporate Fund Group.pdf
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