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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: " SEAN M. COX" <"www."@adagio.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: " SEAN M. COX" <pacific@pacificfinforeignpaymbank.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:14:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention : My Dear
Attention : My Dear
I am hereby to inform you that we received signal that you have fund in Africa which you suppose to have received by now through electric wire transfer or ATM CASH CARD but due to some irregularities it has not arrived to your account till this date .
Based on the information we received yesterday, The American President Donald Trump administration on money matters have stopped all incoming fund from any part of Africa due to so many uncompleted transaction process from Africa to other part of the World .In this regard he however ordered World Bank to return any fund both in ATM CARD or WIRE TRANSFER to the only out paying bank headquarters in Benin Republic to wire the fund direct to your bank account through online to online bank transfer so that it will be easy and faster for you before next weekend because you will not receive the fund from any other payment procedure .
If anybody tell you that he still have your fund kind block him because he cannot wire any money to your account now both Atm Card and the rest options. You can just click reply to email the only truthful bank in Benin Republic.
Best Regards,
SEAN M. COX
FBI SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI USA
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