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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "johnkadiri@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "John Kadiri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnkadiri@englandmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:42:31 -0700
Subject: Business proposal
Dear Sir/madam,
I am a senior bank officer from London UK. I and my colleague have access code to HM Treasury suspended funds worth Millions of US Dollar.
We cannot be directly involved in moving these funds from a "suspense account" alone , hence we seek a foreign investor like you for an assistance to reclaim it. Your contact information came up through a valued client.
We can either invest in your existing business, with good Annual Return On Investment (AROI) or split into 2 equal parts.
I do need to assure you that there is practically NO risk involved in this transaction. Its going to be a bank-to-bank wire transaction. I only need to validate your name on the file and make you the depositor of the fund.
Please indicate your interest by contacting me on johnkadiri@englandmail.com for further details.
if you accept my offer, we may need to sign a confidentiality agreement and agree a basic MOU before we proceed. please read below article for little understanding.
Regards.
John.
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