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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: "Jason Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jayanderson@yccaifuu.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 07:23:06 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT OF FUNDS
Dearest Confidant
My name is Jason Anderson. I am the director of information of Her Majesty Custom and Revenue, London United Kingdom. Our duty is to look into
transactions and records of banks, securities companies and financial houses within Europe based on the directive of former British Prime Minister and United Nations Secretary.This mail is to inform you that your name and email came up in our routine check for payment or refund of funds owed you in a misdirected or truncated transaction. It is imperative that you know that we would be unable to pay you the full amount due to you due to the fact we have been directed to pay at least 50% of your initial and original contract sum. we have been directed to make immidiate payment else your funds would be lost and added to part of funds appropriated in opening a new financial institution by the Uk Government
View the website for more information :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171222.stm
AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, get back to me reconfirming your full names and telephone number to my direct email address below:
Respectfully,
Jason Anderson
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