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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- b.sarakai@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- federal republic of nigeria hotline:+234-9096854850 email: b.sarakai@presidency.com private: b.sarakai@hotmail.com (Presidency; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "FROM THE PRESIDENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b.sarakai@presidency.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:48:07 -0500
Subject: JUST A REMINDER
Sir,
It is very important you get back to me very quickly for a detailed briefing on an ongoing plot to steal your contract inheritance fund under false report that you are dead.
A Billionaire from Saudi Arabia has been lured to believe you are dead, and he has forwarded an application and the processing is currently pursued vigorously with his influence, money and connections.
As I email you now, all approval charges and taxes associated with the processing and release of this fund to Post Finance Bank account in Bern Switzerland has been completed. So, you MUST stop deflate this move by immediately writing the paying authority that you are still alive and well as against the lies told by the Saudi Billionaire and his cohorts. Do not doubt this information nor treat it with despise.
You will get to know more about this upon your response because I shall give you all available hidden information as far as I know . I await your urgent reaction to this so I can give you details and the right office to contact in order to swiftly foil this fraud and the fund trnsferred to you.
Thanks.
Bukola Saraki
Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria
Hotline:+234-9096854850
Email: b.sarakai@presidency.com
Private: b.sarakai@hotmail.com
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