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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: "Revd. Fr. Paul Clifford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inforev.frpaulclifford@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:19:23 -0500
Subject: Dear Respectfully 14~12~2016
Dear Respectfully,
I write to bring to your notice that the sum of US$ 7.5M was approved on your behalf as your part payment unfortunately, someone submitted another Bank coordinate claiming that you requested for the change.
He said he is your representative and even presented a copy of business partnership agreement which he said you both signed together to build a modern health center(Hospital) and a copy of letter of authorization which he also said you signed for your payment to be made to his favor in his already provided banking coordinate as below:
BANK NAME: SOVEREIGN BANK
ACCOUNT NAME: DOCTOR GREAT PETERS
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1390189332
ROUTING NO: 232452696
Already he has gone to back up his claim with a duly sworn affidavit, Please in order to avoid all forms of litigation as a result of wrongful payment, kindly confirm if you indeed authorized for the change in payment to be made your representative.
Yours Sincerely,
Revd. Fr. Paul Clifford
DIRECTOR UN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
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