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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- 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.
- kmoghalu124@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Kingsley Moghalu" <inquiry@cbn.org>
Reply-To: millerdorothy22@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:50:52 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: I APPRECIATE
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Dear Friend,
How are you today? It’s been a while you will agree with me. How is the
family and work in general? Mine has been good I give God the glory. I
have been able to conclude the transaction with the help of a brother. I
wish to thank you foryour effort during the course of our interaction even
though you didn’t have the patience to see it mature I still appreciate
your input.
To this end I have decided to show some gratitude. I have left a Bank ATM
Card worth $750, 000.00 that you can take to any ATM Machine to make
Withdrawal. I will like you to contact my secretary, Dorothy Miller and
comply with him so that he will make the Bank ATM Card available to you .
At the moment, I'm very busy here in Turkey and trying my hands on some
investments. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith
as this is from the bottom of my heart.
CONTACT: Dorothy Miller
Email: kmoghalu124@gmail.com
Don’t forget to send him your FULL NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER and CONTACT
ADDRESS for his reference and make arrangement with him on how you want to
receive it.
Thanks and Stay in tune.
Mr.Kingsley Moghalu
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