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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: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT <unitedtrustofficeforloan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: generalmuhamadubuhari7@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:12:57 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
WE RECEIVED EMAIL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND THIS MORNING
THAT REFUND OF $10.7 WAS SEND BACK TO BANK OF AMERICA THIS MORNING
WHEN CREDITING YOUR FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASE WE URGENTLY
WANT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS ONCE AGAIN TO US FOR SOME
SECURITY REASONS AND TO AVOID ANY WRONG DELIVERY.
BANK NAME
ACCOUNT NAME
ACCOUNT NUMBER
BANK ADDRESS
SWIFT CODE AND ROUTING NUMBER
WE NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE US PROCEED WITH THE BANK TRANSFER TODAY.
BEST REGARD:
AGENT WALTER SKINNER
FBI SPECIAL AGENT FOR CRIMES/FRAUD
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