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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "carressadanton@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: user@ferfreight.com
Reply-To: carressadanton@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:43:22 +0800
Subject: Attn:Pls
Please allow me to introduce myself a bit before going in to details.
I am a banker by profession; i work with a Micro Finance Bank as a
branch manager here in Togo. My names are Mrs. Carressa Danton.
One Late Mr. Juri had a fixed deposit account with my bank in January
2006 for 36 calendar months, valued at US $14,600,000.00 (Fourteen
Million Six Hundred Thousand US Dollars) The due date for this deposit
contract was the 16th of January 2011 and Sadly he Mr. Juri was
included in the death toole that erupted java island in Indonesia on
May 27th 2006 Earthquake disaster which affected over 5,000 lives.
You can visit the site for more information:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-news/indonesian-quake.html.
He is a citizen of your country and he has neither heir nor next of
Kin during the opening of the account because i was her account
officer. I am very pleased to write you immediately to seek your
co-operation and present you as the Next of Kin / Heir to the account
holder at my Bank to enable them release the account to you because
the deposit duration is fast approaching.
I will give you all the details about this fund immediately I hear
from you & i am hereby promising to share a ratio of 60% / 40% after
the execution of the transaction.
Best regards
Mrs. Carressa Danton
carressadanton@outlook.com
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