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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.KEN MORDI" <wwqqwqwqw@aol.com>
Reply-To: d.karl26@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 05:36:38 +0100
Subject: YOUR QUICK RESPONSE
ATTENTION:
THERE ARE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO CAME TO THIS BANK THIS MORNING CLAIMING THAT THEY ARE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CLAIMING YOUR ACCUMULATED INTEREST FUND OF US$5M.
THOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHERE THEY CONFIRMED YOU WANT YOUR ACCUMULATED INTEREST PAYMENT OF US$5M. TO BE TRANSFERRED,BUT WE HAVE DECIDED GOING BY BANKING ETHICS AND REGULATIONS TO INFORM YOU BEFORE WE GO AHEAD TO MAKE THIS TRANSFER TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF THE LAW AND WE WILL BE CONCLUDING WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS.HENCE,THE URGENT NEED FOR YOU TO ACT FAST ON THIS CRUCIAL MATTER BEFORE THE DEMISE OF THE MANDATED 5 WORKING DAYS.
PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH US FASTER.
MR.KEN MORDI
DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
ZENITH BANK LAGOS-NIGERIA.
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