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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 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- offic3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Phillips Oduoza" <jsousa@secrel.com.br>
Reply-To: offic3@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 11:34:11 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU PLEASE GET BACK
PLEASE YOU ARE ADVICE TO READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY BEFORE REPLYING
There is an issue with the UBA transfer department in full inheritance
payment of $5.8 Million united state dollars directed in cash credited to
file KTU/9023118308 at the owner of this email address and it was
scheduled earlier to pay you via International online bank transfer, It
became imperative to contact you on the subject matter because after the
fund has been brought to our office for remit, somebody from your country
by name Charles Porter contacted us and said you are on sick bed and
ordered him to contact us to remit the USD$5.8 Million using his
information to pick up your fund presently under our custody for transfer
on your behalf. The Official responsible for the presentation of your
money valued USD$5.8 Million inheritance quickly granted approvals to
their application now waiting for final endorsement from Board of
Trustees.
When our UBA Debit Note was submitted to my desk for final Approvals
before forwarding it to Board for endorsement, I noticed that there are
discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorization letter from you
for Charles Porter to receive the fund on your behalf. I urgently summoned
The Official responsible for the presentation of the winning and directed
him to stop the movement of the funds and at the same time placed a stop
order instruction on the funds pending when your views and comments are
received with regards to this matter.
I hereby urged you to call or email me urgently for your comments which
will be highly appreciated if you are still alive or not on sick bed to
commence with your payment accordingly, because we will not hesitate to
continue the payment transfer activation with the name of the gentleman on
claim if no response comes from you. Contact me on this number:
+22962250189 or e-mail me back by replying to offic3@yahoo.com as your
silence will be a clear indication that you authorized him to effect the
above changes.
Also fill the information below to help us facilitate your payment
1) Your Full Name...
2) Country and City:
3) Phone:.
3) Home/ Office Address:....
4) Profession/Occupation and Age:.......
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
REGARDS,
Phillips Oduoza
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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