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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there are practically no risks 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.
- jesstaley1@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Jes Staley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jesstaley@financier.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:50:00 -0800
Subject: it's indeed my pleasure and honor to write you this letter....
Dear beloved,
it's indeed my pleasure and honor to write you this letter which i believe will be a surprise to you as we have never met before. My name is Mr. Jes Staley i am the regional manager of Barclay’s Bank Plc london (BBL) Westcombe Park Branch in the Northern region of United Kingdom I got your contact on a recent bank conference with other European countries I write you this proposal in good faith i am 50years old man and I am a devoted Christian and a man of peace.
However, I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and me as the (regional manager of Barclay’s Bank Plc london (BBL) Westcombe Park Branch ) it is my duty to send in a financial report to my Head Office in Churhill Street at the end of each business year and on the course of this year (2016) business report i discovered that my branch in which i am the manager made (2,720,000.00) Two Million Seven Hundred and Tweenty Thousand United State Dollars) which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of I have deposited this fund on (escrow call account) without a beneficiary. Because as an officer of the bank i cannot be directly connected to the fund.
So my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this fund in your account and get 35% of the total fund as commission while 5% for any expenses then 60% shall be for me. There are practically no risks involved it will be a bank to bank transfer and all i need from you is to stand as the original depositor of the fund who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.
Hope to hear from you as soon as you receive this message. Thank you in advance and may god bless you and your family.You can write or call me on my private number and email below.
Yours Regards,
Mr. Jes Staley
Email:jesstaley1@financier.com
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