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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:
- ",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)
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.
- +447010036588 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448713155264 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- fundsaiddevelopmentukm@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: fafdfundinvest <gurnam808@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <fafdfundinvest@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 03:05:49 +0530
Subject: FAFD – FUNDS AID FOR DEVELOPMENT

FAFD – FUNDS AID FOR DEVELOPMENT
25 CHISWELL STREET, 18th FLOOR
LONDON EC1Y 4UQ
UNITED KINGDOM

FAFD is an International Financial Institution and a Specialized Agency of the United Nations whose mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty. FAFD's
Headquarters is in London, United Kingdom, and its staff works with poor rural people, their governments, communities and organizations in more than 80 countries to
Develop and finance programme and projects aimed at increasing rural productivity and incomes. The Programme Management Department (PMD) is responsible for the overall
Lending program of the Fund, and is composed of five regional divisions and a Policy and Technical Advisory Services Division.
Within the Latin America, Caribbean Division and Asia Continent the Senior Rural Development Specialist works with staff to increase the comparative advantage of FAFD
In the region by:

Providing timely and authoritative analytical and advisory capacity to staff in appropriate forms to enhance the quality, relevance and effectiveness of LAC's work and
Instruments (Country Strategic Opportunities Programmes [COSOPs], projects, grants, policy dialogue, knowledge management, South-South Cooperation, portfolio review
And M&E). Developing and implementing strategies, systems and approaches to better integrate the different types of operations, allowing FAFD to enhance its value-
Addition capacity, its scale of operations, and its impact on poverty reduction in the region.

Therefore, the FAFD is welcoming grantee applications from around the globe to funding individuals, Health organizations, industries and institutional bodies and other
Related sections to reduce the poverty menace globally for which each application is allowed to receive funds not more than Five Million United States Dollar
(5,000,000.00 USD).
So all interested organizations as mentioned above should kindly assist us by filling out the below form.

PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE WITHIN THE NEXT 24HRS AND CALL US IMMEDIATELY. (+ 44 701 003 6588)

1. Individual /organization full name.........
2. Address.........................
3. Marital status if individual......................
4. Occupation.........................
5. Age....................................
6. Contact number........................
7. Your name.
8. Email Address................................

Note: Your swift reply will enable us to proceed further with you SEND YOUR DETAILS TO THIS E-MAIL: fundsaiddevelopmentukm@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Dr Schlienz Markoff
Event Manager
Tel: + 44 871 315 5264
Tel: + 44 701 003 6588

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