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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.
- 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.
- bukolasaraki001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Bukola Saraki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bukolasaraki001@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:03:13 +0200
Subject: Get Back To Me
Hello,
It is very important you get back to me very quickly for a detailed
briefing on an ongoing plot to steal your contract inheritance fund
under false report that you are dead.
A Billionaire from Saudi Arabia has been lured to believe you are
dead, and he has forwarded an application and the processing is
currently pursued vigorously with his influence, money and
connections.
As I email you now, all approval charges and taxes associated with the
processing and release of this fund to Post Finance Bank account in
Bern Switzerland has been completed. So, you MUST stop deflate this
move by immediately writing the paying authority that you are still
alive and well as against the lies told by the Saudi Billionaire and
his cohorts.
Do not doubt this information nor treat it with despise. You will get
to know more about this upon your response because I shall give you
all available hidden information as far as I know, I await your urgent
reaction to this so I can give you details and the right office to
contact in order to swiftly foil this fraud and the fund transferred
to you.
Thanks.
Bukola Saraki
Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria.
bukolasaraki001@yahoo.com
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