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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (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)
- ",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 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.
- alincosecuritycompany@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICIAL NOTICE"<test>
Reply-To: anlicosecuritycompany@inbox.ru
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:31:14 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your
consignment but i did not heard anything from you since then, I have
deposited the US$5,000,000.00 with the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY here in
Nigeria, because I traveled to Japan to see my boss and I will not come
back till next year ending.I have arranged with the ALINCO SECURITY
COMPANY to get your US$5,000,000.00 to you this month and they will be
coming to you with the fund inside black portfolio, I would have deposited
the fund with Bank for transfer into your own account but the procedure of
Bank is too much and they will required enough fee.I drop your delivery
details with the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY but I will like you to re-confirm
the information to them again so that they will not be any mistake when
coming with the fund. Send the below information to the ALINCO SECURITY
COMPANY.

(1)Full name:
(2)Address:
(3)Tel:

I want you to know that you have all right to declare how you want to
receive your fund, I would have prefer the fund to be transfer to you but
I make some searches about the Bank transfer and they told me that it will
cost you the sum of US$1500 to transfer the US$5,000,000.00 into your
account. But I have deposited the US$5,000,000.00 in cash to the ALINCO
SECURITY COMPANY, below is the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY contact.

Director: Mr. Paul Ego.
Mobile:
Email: (alincosecuritycompany@mail.ru)

I have paid the delivery charges and insurance fee to the ALINCO SECURITY
COMPANY.The only Money that the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY will require from
you is $75 Dollars for demurrage, if you can pay the $75 Dollars to them,
they will proceed and get the US$5,000,000.00 to you in your Country.Pls
if you want to contact the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY, you are to contact
them with your portfolio code number which is (PPL111RSS) and your address
where you want them to deliver the cash to.You are to pay the $75 to the
ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY to enable them to proceed and get the cash to you,
don't fail to resend your information to them for your own good.

Regards,
Mr.Ray Ugo

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