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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MVMS GLOBAL RESOURCES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <global.ore@consultant.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 15:00:50 +0800
Subject: Urgent attention (your Quality Business Solution is here)
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Mr Zamri Mishant a Foreign investment Co-ordinator for MVMS Global Resources,We give out Equity Loan Funding.
Collateral and Non Collateral Loans via bank to bank wire transfer. SBLC and Bank Guarantee (BG) many other business support services,
We can give long and short term loans at affordable rates.
We are also into hotels and real estate development, We are currently looking for foreign investors for property development and purchase in our country.
Kindly contact us if you are interested to partner with us, Looking forward to your urgent response.
Sincerely,
Mr Zamri Mishant
Investment Co-ordinator
MVMS Global Resources
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