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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: eofficedata@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:11:01 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU SIR/MADAM?
Attn. Sir/Madam How are you today I pray my email finds you well and in goo=
d health. This communication is to inform you that we have programmed your =
payment to be received by you in person as you are further not expected to =
pay a dime in receiving of your funds and anybody who asks you to pay money=
must be lying to you. We have worked out all the modality for you to recei=
ve your funds without any further lapses. The $18M part payment funds is cu=
rrently in our corresponding vault in Amsterdam now, and for security purpo=
se and to avoid impostors to know the way about of the funds, we have to mo=
ve the documentation to our corresponding vault in Brazil where you need to=
come in person to sign your transfer legalization paper work and approval =
for the Funds to be remitted in your account on or before 30/08/2017. The V=
ault have further arranged to pay your flight cost and hotel reservation fo=
r the trip, so that as soon as your funds are received by you then you can =
reimburse them of all the expenses that they made for your trip and hotel r=
eservations where the legalization materials will be sign and giving to you=
to bring along to the paying Bank in Holland Amsterdam. You should also no=
te that the mode of sharing ratio is 70% for you and 20% for them while I w=
ill take 10% for all expenses and documentations. Thank you for your cooper=
ation and understanding as I look forward to helping you receive your funds=
without any hitches. I have further attached my passport for verification =
reasons. Expect your valued response. Best Regards, MR. GODSON CHUKWUEMEKA =
(EMEKA) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORPORATE, INTERNATIONAL BANKING.
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