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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: "Mr.Kennedy Uzoka" <info@lee.org>
Reply-To: mrskathleen2017@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:23:08 +0100
Subject: Dear sir.
Attention Sir,
Reconfirm this below information's where your ATM CARD valued (USD$2.5M) only will be delivered,
1:YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2:NAME OF YOUR NEXT OF KIN
3:YOUR AGE & OCCUPATION
4:YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER
5:SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTL PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE
Note:the person appointed to handle the delivery of listed beneficiaries ATM CARD to their various countries is Senator David Mark who is the Nigeria Senate Committee chairman on foreign payment.
Do keep us updated as soon as you open communication with him.
Yours Faithful,
Mr.Kennedy Uzoka
(Managing Director UBA BANKS)
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