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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.
- 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.
- miss.ritachuku@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. David William" <"Mr.DavidWilliam."@alpha.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "miss.ritachuku@yahoo.com" <miss.ritachuku@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:44:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
ATTN: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have actually been authorized by the presidency and the governing board of United Bank for Africa(U.B.A) Benin Republic, West Africa to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment. Recommend and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your money into their private accounts.
We are happy to inform you that based on our commendation/instructions; your entire Inheritance value of $ 11.5 Million U.S Dollars has been credited in your favour through BANK ATM MASTERCARD which you can withdraw in any ATM Cash Point Machine Worldwide through ATM Payment Centre mode, but the maximum Amount you will be receiving is ($ 8, 000 Dollars) every day.
You are therefore advised to contact MRS Rita Chukwu the Director of the International Audit unit ATM Payment Centre and please note that once you are to reply to her Email address: miss.ritachuku@yahoo.com
NOTE: YOU SHOULD FURNISH MISS Rita Chukwu WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT
INFORMATION. EXAMPLE AT THE BELOW
1. YOUR FULL NAME......
2. YOUR COUNTRY.........
3. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.....
4. YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER.....
5. A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ID.....
Yours.
Mr. David William .
For Management Board Of Directors (U.B.A)
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