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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 next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.francois Ouedraogo" <ali1954musa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.francoisuedraogo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2017 09:41:06 +0000
Subject: Please before the audit of the bank
With due respect,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise, I
am (Mr.Francois Ouedraogo) the Head of file Department in African
development bank (A.D.B). In my department we discovered an abandoned
sum of $15 million U.S.A dollars. In an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customer who died along with all his family and all the
relation died along side with him at the Earth Quake Disaster leaving
nobody behind for the claim.
I want you stand as next of kin to the deceased. I agree that 40% of
this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the
provision of a foreign account and 60% would be for me. Upon receipt
of your reply, I will send to you by email the text of the
application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom
of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
I am waiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Francois Ouedraogo
(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW 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..
You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move
very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the bank.
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