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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- dr.thomas.ggoodman@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.THOMAS S. B. GOODMAN." <> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr.thomas.ggoodman@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:22:15 +0200 (EET)
Subject: <? print $subject; ?>

DEAR SIR,

WE CAN GO INTO PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER ON THIS DEAL,LET ME FIRST INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU PROPERLY, MY NAME IS MR THOMAS S. B. GOODMAN, I AM FUNDS PORTFOLIO MANAGER TO FORMER NIGERIAN SENATE PRESIDENT MR. DAVID MARK AND DELTA STATE FORMER GOVERNOR MR. JAMES IBORI, DUE TO ONGOING CRISIS IN PANAMA, MY CLIENTS HAVE HIDDEN FUNDS TOTALLY THE SUM OF($2,000,000,000.00) TWO BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN A BANK IN
PANAMA

NAME: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HERE IN PANAMA, BECAUSE THE OUTGOING CRISIS WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP BY MOSSACK FONSECA LAW FIRM,BUT DUE TO MY CONNECTIONS WITH THE BRANCH MANAGER OF HSBC, WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL WAY OF DIVERTING THIS FUNDS OUT OF PANAMA VIA PRIVATE FUNDS DELIVERY INTO NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,USA. THIS IS FOR SAFEKEEPING AND INVESTMENT PURPOSES, SO WE NEED A LOCAL OR AN INVESTOR OR ANYBODY WHO IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS LARGE DEPOSITED FUNDS, I WILL USE MY CONNECTIONS TO MOVE THE FUNDS SECRETLY OUT FROM PANAMA BECAUSE OF RESENT CRISIS ACTIVITIES GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND I
WILL BRING THE FUNDS DIRECT TO NEW YORK USA FOR SAFE KEEPING AND INVESTMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH CASH DELIVERY.

ALL WE REQUIRED FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO WORK WITH ME AND WE WILL USE YOUR NAME TO SECURED ALL THE NECESSARILY DOCUMENTATIONS WE REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO BIND YOUR NAME AS THE OWNER OF THE FUNDS SO THAT THE INVESTMENTS PROCESS WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY UNDER YOUR NAME,

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY WORRIES ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE FUNDS, BECAUSE IT IS MY AREA OF PROFESSION AS FUNDS PORTFOLIO MANAGER AND WE ARE EXPERT IN MOVING FUNDS FROM PANAMA DOWN TO UNITED STATES FOR SAFEKEEPING, MORE DETAILS INFORMATION'S WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON
AS YOU SHOW INTEREST IN WORKING WITH US ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER , IF THIS TRANSACTIONS INTEREST

Contact Telephone number is: +1 940 603 8540

MY FAX NUMBER IS: +1 646 666 4412.

ONCE YOU CONTACT WITH ME WE WILL IMMEDIATELY PLAN TO ARRANGE ALL THE PAPER WORK TO BE CHANGE UNDER YOUR NAME AND THEN WE WILL COMMENCE TO SHIPMENTS OF THE FUNDS PORTFOLIO DIRECT TO NEW YORK USA WHERE WE HAVE HIGHLY CONNECTED CONTACTS TO MAKE DIRECT DEPOSIT UNDER YOUR

NAME IN ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK USA, THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL AND WE AGREED TO GIVE YOU `10% OF THE FUNDS ONCE WE COMPLETE THE FINAL DELIVERY TO ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK UNDER YOUR NAME AND WE WILL ALSO HELP YOU TO OPEN TRADING ACCOUNT IN THE SAME BANK, BEFORE WE LODGE THE FUNDS INTO THE TRADING ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK. AS SOON AS YOU SHOW INTEREST IN WORKING WITH US, WE WILL THEN START
IMMEDIATE WORK OF THE PAPER WORK TO MOVE THE FUNDS UNDER YOUR NAME WHICH SHOWS NO RISK. I WILL URGENTLY WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS SERIOUS TRANSACTIONS.

REGARDS,

MR.THOMAS S. B. GOODMAN.
TEL:+19406038540
FAX:+16466664412
EMAIL: dr.thomas.ggoodman@gmail.com

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