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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- emmaasim1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr George Cole Esq." <westerrnunion.department@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emmaasim1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:04:43 -0700
Subject: Your Payment Alert
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I am back from UK yesterday to transfer some part of
your payment & I have Deposited your fund to be transfer through Bank Of
Africa Plc Benin Republic direct to your Oversea account Under From
Mr.Richard Joe, Bank Of Africa Plc Director. Note that they will first
transfer this, $3.4Million) Three Million Four Hundred Thousand United
state Dollars. Therefore" Contact them urgent for more procedure.
Below is their Contact address and E-mail:
Bank Of Africa Plc Director
Benin Rep. West Africa States.
Telephone; +23490 90838544
E-mail: (emmaasim1@hotmail.com)
Your Deposit Registration Code is (#01144)
$3.4Million) Three Million Four Hundred Thousand United state Dollars. The
only amount you will pay them is their Opening Of New Online Bank Account
Charges of (US$55.00) so that they will transfer it into the new account.
Please Indicate the Deposit Code of (#01144) to them
when contacting or calling them.Inform me as soon as they start
transferring your
fund.
Thank you.
Mr George Cole Esq.
Your Payment Alert
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