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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: Hon mike Kennedy < mike.@celery.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Hon mike Kennedy <officegtbank@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:08:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Welcome To UBA Bank
ATTENTION,
Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization and Secretary to the United Bank for Africa, This ended 5 days ago with the Directors and representatives respectively in full attendance. The above organizations after prolonged deliberations on series of complaints received from scam victims has unanimously agreed to compensate all scam victim with a clear verifiable proof with the sum of $12.5 usd, twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar each from Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Your Email Address was among the list of victims submitted to our office by the United States Fraud investigation Department and final investigation by our secret agents who has been monitoring your correspondence via special tracking device has shown that you are truly a victim of scam. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $12.5 duebt to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has end to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.
Right now we have finally succeeded in getting your funds worth of $12.5 million out of transfer, your funds with the help of Adams Mole Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice REPUBLIC NIGERIA which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in REPUBLIC NIGERIA. So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with director hon mike Kennedy. the funds is well updated,
but to proceed with the transferring of your funds through Gt bank REPUBLIC NIGERIA you have to send down the $100 to use and activate your payment file and set up your transfer to you immediately and you will cash it up and receive it at any bank you cherries around you in your country
(1)Your full name...
(2)Your country...
(3)Your city...
(4)Your phone number...
(5)Your occupation ...
Thanks for your co-operation
And waiting to hear your urgent respond
Yours in service, Hon mike Kennedy (+234-803-650-3880)
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