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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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.
- messagebux44@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- president on foreign payment /financial matters email:messagebux44@gmail.com email:omardanphilips@presidency.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr Omar Dan Philips" <Test@iitta.gov.ua>
Reply-To: messagebux44@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:59:10 +0300
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR LAWYER TO CHANGE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
Dear Beneficiaries
DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR LAWYER TO CHANGE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
We have received a payment advice instruction from world bank payment
initiative on
Transaction Reference Number WB/CN/PY/768XX0YHZOCN to pay a part payment
of $8million to
your nominated bank account in London ,The emergency applications to
change your
former bank account below in favor of your subsidiary company in United
Kingdom has not
being changed
BANK NAME: NATWEST - NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
BANK ADDRESS : OLD SWAN LIVERPOOL BRANCH 509 PRESCOT
ROAD, LIVERPOOL L13 3BZ, UNITED KINGDOM
ACCOUNT NO.: 66539501 - Sort Code: 60 15 38
ABA NO.: IBAN GB39 NWBK 6015 3866 5395 01
SWIFT CODE: IBAN BIC NWBK GB 2L
ACCOUNT NAME: JOSEPH V. GAVA
Please confirm in the next 24 hours that the above account belongs to your
subsidiary
company in United Kingdom for the immediate wire in your favored name
Thank you
Dr Omar Dan Philips
Economic Adviser To The President
On Foreign Payment /Financial Matters
EMAIL:messagebux44@gmail.com
EMAIL:OMARdanphilips@presidency.com
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