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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: "ING Bank Online" <mails@handicraftghar.com>
Reply-To: pcsalem@pcsalem.com
Date: 15 Feb 2018 06:04:43 -0800
Subject: Your ING Bank Online Account Review Pending Payment File
https://www.ing.nl/
Address: Stadhuisplein 6, 3012 AS Rotterdam
Hours: Open today · 9AM–6PM
Phone: 020 228 8888
Province: South Holland
Attn: beneficiary
This is the official ING bank end of the years audit report
statement review.
Username: ***********
Password: *************
Act name: *********
Act number: NL56 INGB 0007054127
Swift code: INGBNL 2A
Bank address: ING BANK N.V. Amsterdam Netherlands
Your online account has been reported to block within 24hours
from now, we had a report of loaded payment in your name €48.5
million Euro,
For confirmation kindly through our official online banking
website https://www.ing.nl/ for these accounts listed on the
document are the beneficiary banks that have received all their
payments completely in ING Bank NV, Amsterdam ING is direct
Beneficiaries worldwide in TARGET 2 and EBA who’s Consolidated
%2 fees have been paid and account acceptance of deposit of
entitlement of €48.5 million with %20 capital fund interest
accumulated by their fund during the time frame of deposit with
ING bank online account as agree by the ECB.
For your information your account will be blacklisted and remove
from our online database after 24 hours if you did not report
back to this office with your seal of acceptance fine €1,950 and
reconfirm account seal personal information
a. Full name ……..
b. Full office and house address
c. Security ID card and passport
d. Mobile direct number
e. Occupation/position:
Yours sincerely,
DANIèLE NOUY
Head of Corporate Clients
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