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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 message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- benmatheews@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Ben Mathews <Lorena.Montero.efi@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 07:17:51 +0000
Subject: GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM HSBC BANK ENGLAND
R.C; 198247
I am Ben Mathews. I hail from Newcastle, England.I work with HSBC BANK PLC UK, a certified chartered Accountant, I will like to appeal for your co-operation to enable us secure an approval on your behalf and.
I hope you will not be surprise to read my email as it’s hard to believe anything on internet nowadays but I come to you with good and genuine heart. And also apologize for this unsolicited message, I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approaching an unknown person for establishment of good business proposal.But I respectfully insist you read this message carefully before you either take a decision of proceeding or deleting my message as I am optimistic it will be successful for unimaginable financial benefit for both of us and our families., Anyway I am contacting you in regards to this particular fund belonging to my late client who is a politician who left 10.8 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling
In our Bank offshore security account since last two years unclaimed and want you to stand as the beneficiary and receive the fund and keep it safe. And my objectives are to eradicate Poverty and make good standard of living by helping humanity and i want to let you know that it is real.And I will give you 50% of the total money for the assistance after you have receive the money.
For more information, kindly get back to me via contact contact email to enable me give you more discussion as I need to coordinate with you to release the funds immediately as mandated.
I will appreciate you send a contact email for further arrangement to release the funds directly to you as only succeeding next of kin to my deceased client.
Anticipate for your urgent response.
Best Regards.
Ben Mathews
Account activation Dept. (HSBC BANK PLC)
For more details contact email:- benmatheews@gmail.com<mailto:benmatheews@gmail.com>
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