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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: Mrs Rosemary Reed <mrs.rose.reed@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_rose_reed@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:25:59 -0700
Subject: PRESSING NEED URGENT
*I am Mrs.Rose Reed the Personal Assistant (PA) to the recently embattled
former petroleum minister of Nigeria Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke .I am
writing to request your honest assistance in receiving and managing a
considerable sum of money in a secured account with a private and re-known
fund managers. In the heat of the current events with my mother, I have
been asked by the fund managers to move the funds to a safer aboard to
avoid been confiscated. In the light of this I have appointed our age long
family Attorney, Barr Ann Mario a United Kingdom based Attorney to oversee
the movement of this fund in order to stay within the confines of ordinary
law. I am therefore writing under the umbrella of his office and asking you
to deal with him directly in this transaction.*
*These funds are surpluses of several contracts executed during the years
of her reign as the Oil Minister in her country Nigeria, I am offering you
a total share of 30% as reward to you for standing in as a substitute
beneficiary to the claim, an additional 5% is set aside to reimburse for
expenses in the course of the transaction and the balance of 65% will be
invested upon your strong recommendation in your chosen destination.*
*If you are willing to provide this assistance please forward your personal
detail and mobile phone number(s) to the Attorney, on his personal*
*Name:-Mrs Ann Mario *
*Email:-mrs.ann.mario@postribe.com <Email%3A-mrs.ann.mario@postribe.com> *
*Click on the link below to find more information on the reason I cannot
deal directly with volunteers otherwise please fell free to decline..*
*http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34430597
<http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34430597>*
*http://www.channelstv.com/2017/02/16/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-n34bn-allegedly-linked-to-diezani/
<http://www.channelstv.com/2017/02/16/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-n34bn-allegedly-linked-to-diezani/>*
*A Memorandum of understanding and Agreement will be in place to protect
each one of us in this transaction and enforceable in any local court of
law All documents relating to this transaction will be legitimate and
verifiable from all relevant authorities.*
*We look forward to a great business relationship.*
*Regards,*
*Mrs.Rose Reed*
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