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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- abednegoahor@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: feedback2@bauking.de
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 00:40:25 +0200
Subject: My friend Can We Do This?
Greetings ,
My name is Abednego Ahor. Am working with one of the commercial banks here in Nigeria. I have a business proposal for you. There is a politician who has three accounts in our branch and i happens to be his account officer. Recently he died while under-going investigation for corruption embezzlement. One of his account has if converted from Nigerian currency Naira to the American Dollar, it will be Twenty Four Million Nine
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars $24.9m USD.
I need your personal details to replace this account information and perform the current Bank Verification Number (BVN) from the Central Bank Of Nigeria. After this is done i will have full asses to the account and will transfer the said amount into your provided foreign account and it will be shared 50/50 between us. The truth of the matter is that this will cost us some money to succeed as there are few relevant documents needed for the change of account information.
Therefore i want you and me to share the cost involved. With all honesty, humility and sincerity If you have agreed to work it out with me then respond immediately to my private email for further directives (abednegoahor@citromail.hu) AND my phone number is: (+234-7088063020)
Thanks
Abednego Ahor
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