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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:
- "million united states 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)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- davidwhite13@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: " DAVID WHITE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidwhite13@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 09:20:28 -0800
Subject: AW:REQUEST
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I got your contact from the professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search. When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner. I was assured of your capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity. After series of prayers/fasting. I was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search. I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need.
I am (Mr David White), the Head of file Department in Halifax Bank,United Kingdom.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of over $35 million united states dollars In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with all his family in the Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/.
All of his Family lost their lives in the Disaster. Since then I have made several inquiries to his Country embassy to locate any of this client's extended Relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
We agreed that 30% of this money will be for you as foreign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account, and 70% will be for me and my woman colleague.There after i will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see that this deal come through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
You are therefore expected and advised to display high degree of maturity, responsibility and understanding in handling this information. I will give you all the details in my next mail when you have indicated your interest and commitment to work with me.
Always remember that this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves. I hope you will honor me too.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is legitimate and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
You should contact me by mail, immediately you go through this mail. Trusting to hear from you immediately. Reply me with this my private email address (davidwhite13@hotmail.co.uk)
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) Your Full Name..............................
2) Your Age.......................................
3) Marital Status................................
4) Your Cell Phone Number………….
5) Your Fax Number……………….....
6) Your Country………………...............
7) Your Occupation............................
8) Sex................................................
9) Your Religion..................................
10) Your Private E-mail Address...........
David White.
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