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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.
- mdvincorporated@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MDV INCORPORATED <infoas@tim.it>
Reply-To: mdvincorporated@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:40:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MDV INCORPORATED
Hello,
I am writing from the "MDV INCORPORATED" a premier financial consultancy firm
based in Ohio, United States. I am contacting you based on my personal interest
to develop a mutual business relationship with you in your Country. I am a
financial consultant to an investor from a Mineral-Oil Rich European Country
with sensitive
political background who wants to invest outside his Country and without the
appearance of his name on the investments.
As stated above, my client had approached me with a mandate to seek for
individuals with professional experience in financial management that can help
him channel these funds into profitable investments where these funds could
exist outside his name and Country.
Should this be of interest to you, kindly respond with your CV and/or personal
profile so we can discuss further. Kindly send your reply to my private email
for more comprehensive details.
Here is my private email: mdvincorporated@consultant.com
Sincerely,
Mr. Geary M. Battistelli
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
MDV INCORPORATED
Company Registration No: (46-4055596)
Address: 237 NORTH ZANE HIGHWAY MARTINS FERRY, OHIO 43935 USA
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