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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: United States Secretary of State <Secretary .@themis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: United States Secretary of State <Secretary111@usa.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 07:27:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn Dear fund owner !!!
Attn Dear fund owner !!!
How are you and your family hope you all are doing good, i wish to know your faith over this your ATM card are you still interested over this fund or should we go ahead and cancel your fund and return the payment file to the IRS as the U.S Treasury Department ordered to us over all unfinished contract payments.
Try to get back to me today even if you are no longer interested so we can close this matter once and for all as we have waited for you so long to do as you previously promised but no answer till now from you and i will want you to think wisely than allowing the past to affect your presence..
Note that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is US$10.5 Million (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) loaded in an ATM Visa Card that allows you to make a daily maximum withdrawal limit of US$5000 (Five Thousand Dollars).
I want you try and give me a call or Text today on +12027695955
Yours truly,
Mr.Mike Pompeo
United States Secretary of State
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