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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: "Mrs Thelma Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info@browneconsultantco.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:13:30 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear
Greetings to you.
I am sorry for intruding into your privacy.
It is due to the urgent nature of my inquiries, Please are you residence in Japan?
My name is Mrs Thelma Anderson the Managing Director of Browne Consulting Group LLC.
I came across your email on my personal search for our client who was a contractor, our company secured a contract in Dana Gas in UAE before finally relocating back to is country.
However since all my effort to locate him fail because our company presented him to the company for the project of refinery construction that ending 12/07/2016 before finally relocating back to his country for rest, I have no option than to discuss with you and present you as the beneficiary of the contract payment to Bank to release the fund to you as the contractor for the paid project.
I am seeking for means of expanding and relocating our business interest on investing the fund in Japan,
If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any business sector as Japanese please write to me for possible business co-operation.
We are ready to facilitate all documents on your behalf and use the fund any related business which is capable of generating better benefit in our partnership on this great opportunity.
Your co-operation will be so much appreciated.
Regards
Mrs Thelma Anderson
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