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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER <angelakate940@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emmaaha77@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 07:30:17 +0100
Subject: Urgent
*THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL DEAR GOOD BENEFICIARY THAT
YOU DIDN'T SEND ANY BODY TO COME FOR YOUR FUNDS TODAY.*
*NOTE THAT A GROUP OF THREE MEN CAME TO MY OFFICE THIS MORNING AND PRESENT
A FAKE DOCUMENT THAT YOU ARE THE PERSON THAT SENT THEM TO RECEIVE YOUR UN.
APPROVED FUND. ONE IS A WHITE MAN BY THE NAME MR. JULIUS FLETCHER AND MR
ALAN MILLS WHO STORMED MY OFFICE IN COMPANY OF THE BLACK GENTLEMAN. THE
BLACK MAN CLAIMED TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND THE SUPERVISORY ENGINEER
THAT SUPERVISED AND CERTIFIED YOUR MONEY (10.5MILLION ATM CARD) EXECUTION
THAT WAS SHIFTED FROM THE PREVIOUS PAYING INSTITUTE TO THE BANK, BECAUSE OF
THEIR INABILITY TO HAVE PAID IT AT THE AGREED TIME.*
*THEY SAID THAT YOU WERE DEAD AND BEFORE YOUR DEATH, YOU APPOINTED THEM AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO YOUR CONTRACT FUND PRESENTLY UNDER OUR CUSTODY THESE TWO
WHITE MEN AND THE BLACK GENTLEMAN QUICKLY APPLIED THAT YOUR INHERITED FUND
SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THEM AT THE SPOT.*
*I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT WE NEED YOU TO GET BACK TO US WITH THE NEEDED
SIGNING AND STAPPING DUTY FEE TODAY TO ENABLE US KNOW WHO TO RELEASE THE
FUNDS TO, IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THE OUTSTANDING FEE THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY
THE UNITED NATIONS THAT YOU WILL PAY TO RECEIVE THE APPROVED PAYMENT WE
SHALL PROCEED WITH THE DELIVERY TO YOU IMMEDITELY.*
*BEST REGARDS,*
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