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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:
- "million 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)
- 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.
- obank106@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MISS MARY BROWN <"BANK."@fine.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MISS MARY BROWN <obank106@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 07:15:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND
YOUR INHERITANCE FUND
Your funds has been credited with bank of America in Chicago branch
after our finally meeting with the (united nation) regarding your Inheritance fund
and the amount you are to receive is US$7.5Million USD,Please note that the
transfer will be performed via online banking, they totally gives beneficiaries
like you the opportunity to transfer funds via telephone banking to be able to
escape international monetary policies against transfer of funds above million
us dollars, so kindly contact Mr.Anthony Douglass now via this email,
(obank106@yahoo.com)
phone (872) 208-0064
contact person Note that they will need your full name.
Home address
country
age
sex
occupation
phone,
for immediate procedure so try to let me know once they start transferring your money,
Yours sincerely.
Miss Mary Brown
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