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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: Adebayo Adelabu <drjerryleoleo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adebayoadelabu04@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:54:06 +0100
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary,Your Urgent Reply Needed
Attention:Beneficiary,
This letter is from the United Nation World Fund Discovery Management
and Payment Bureau newly established by the World Financial Service
Authority in collaboration with the United States of America / United
Kingdom patriot act. Jointly signed
This body was set up to discover an unpaid fund being owed to
Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract
Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.
It will interest you to know that we have discovered your unclaimed
fund US$10.500.000 in favour of your name and a mandate has been given
to this body World Fund Discovery Management and Payment Bureau to
ensure that this fund gets to you without delay.The duty of the
committee is to verify and get clean report for the payment
Note that a special payment arrangement has been made to remit this
fund to you through a Financial Institution after scrutinizing the
file and admit same as genuinely acquired fund.
You are advised to furnish this office with your contact information
to enable us open up communication with you in regards for the release
of your Fund immediately.
Your Full Name
Your Complete Address
Name of the city where you live presently:
Date of Birth (Day / Month / Year):
Your direct mobile Number:
Occupation:
Your Id:
We wait for your urgent response.
Yours Truly
Dr.Jerry Leoleo
Director:World Fund Discovery
Management And Payment Bureau
Federal Government Of Nigeria
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