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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: MARK <pope.mark@financier.com>
Reply-To: pope_mark@onet.pl
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2017 03:17:42 -0700
Subject: 04-08-2017 {DISCUSSION}
04/08/2017
Attn: The Chief Executive Officer
The Managing Director
The Chief Financial Director
We are inviting Business Facilitators to bring forward Business Venture Proposals in order for us to select Businesses to FUND. There is currently 700m on hold with the bank in the UK; I and the fiduciary agent come up with an idea to draw up an investment agreement between you and the fiduciary agents with the fiduciary agents as the investor has the real owner of funds does not want his name on that agreement even though we have a private agreement with him covering his interest, this agreement will cover the 700m legally as funds for investment to ensure you will not have any problems when the funds get to you.
secondly this fiduciary agents will procure a temporary insurance indemnity guarantee and with this agreement and temporary insurance the Holden bank will wire this 700m to your company's account but because the insurance guarantee is a temporary one the hold will still be on the funds in your account till you pay for and procure a permanent insurance indemnity guarantee which will then remove the hold on the funds in your account.
The fiduciary agents will spend a lot of their own money to procure this temporary insurance and other paper work that will allow the Holden wire this money to you that is why they insist that you must show proof that you have the funds required to pay for the permanent insurance indemnity guarantee after you receive the funds in your account so they will be sure of getting their fees paid without any delays. My fee and that of the fiduciary agents will be paid from this 700m by you after the funds are in your account and hold removed but the hold will not be removed from the funds in your account till this permanent insurance is procured. The exact cost to get this permanent insurance is 5% (7million) and you must show proof that you have this amount before this 700m is wired to your account.
Once you respond and confirm you can provide POF for this 5% (Tear sheet and ATV) we will conclude all arrangements here and send you the contract draft so we can proceed right away. Contact me directly with this email: deustscheasset.management01@dutchmail.com
Kind regards,
POPE MARK
DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
WINCHESTER HOUSE,
1 GREAT WINCHESTER STREET,
LONDON, EC2N 2DB
Email: deustscheasset.management01@dutchmail.com
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