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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: "INTERPOL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnldonald1962@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 19:18:54 +0100
Subject: Your Attention.
PAYMENT OFFICER COMPENSATION FUNDS INTERPOL UK.
Units 1 - 6 Citadel Place,
Tinworth Street, London SE11 5EF
Email: info.interpol@mail.co.uk
Email: interpol-paymentofficer@mail.uk
Email: info.paymenttofficercfundscanadian@innocent.com
Your Attention,
This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.
Your name and details has been forwarded to this office as one of the scam victims hence we decided to reach out to you. Our purpose of reaching out to you is to hear and confirm from you directly and include your name on the list of victims who would benefit from the IMF and WORLD BANK compensation funds.
The IMF and WORLD BANK compensation funds is meant to cushion and alleviate the hardship brought on scam victims by scammers after the were deceived into parting with their resources without receiving nothing in return, a situation it has been discovered that most of this scam victims has passed on as a result and those still alive doing so at the worst economic conditions.
Your earliest response to this email would be the turning point you need in your life to bounce back after your ugly experiences.
Sincerely,
Mr. Paul Brown.
PAYMENT OFFICER.
COMPENSATION FUNDS.
INTERPOL CANADA.
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