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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 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- mr.abelgreg@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barr. Abel Greg" <barrjerrytotti@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: "Barr. Abel Greg" <mr.abelgreg@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 17:25:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION
Attn : Dear,
I'm Barrister Abel Greg from ATM card center African Clearing House Abuja Nigeria and I am in charge to direct ATM cards delivery from all over Africa to any part of the world and I have mailed to notify the readiness of your ATM visa card. We tried reaching you last week but couldn’t hear back from you, I hope this gets to you as your ATM visa card is among the cards that have be delivered to our Clearing House in USA?
However we have been mandated to distribute this funds to various beneficiaries on an ATM visa card, following the recent sanction from United Nation Organization (UNO) to West African Banks responsible for these transactions, you will receive your ATM visa card through the African Clearing House in New-York USA as soon as you’ve responded to this mail by showing interest and following legal process of getting this done.
This will only cost you US$195.00 to clear your ATM visa card valued US$10,500.000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only!) from the African Clearing House New-York USA which has been made payable to any ATM machine in the world, so use the below receiver's details to send the clearing charge and also re-confirm your delivery address for immediate delivery of your card to your address to avoid wrong delivery.
Receiver's details for payment:
Receiver's Name...... Fatimat Bello
Country......... Nigeria
Amount.........US$195.00
Barr. Abel Greg.
For enquiry call +2348035728819
Email: mr.abelgreg@yahoo.com
This mail is sent to you from ATM card center.
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