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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" <mp3@hapsoul.com>
Reply-To: mrkennedyuzok@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 01:24:33 -0800
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE/CHANGE OF ACCOUNT INFORMATION mp3
Please confirm this urgent information, we received a Letter from your business partner MR. ALI SALMAN, an Arab-America that you are dead and your family has authorize him to claim the total funds on your behalf.
Urgently confirm the above statement before we can accept MR. HAROLD SALMAN change of Account Request to enable him commence the change of account documentation in his name and obtain transfer approvals so that the money will be transfer into his bank account information as stated below:
NAME OF BANK : TC ZIRAAT BANK
BANK ADDRESS : Sinanpasa Mah. Koyici Cd. No8/1 34330 Besiktas Istanbul Turkey
SWIFT CODE : TCZBTR2A
ACCOUNT NUMBER: TR67 0001 0005 2962 6785 9950 03
ACCOUNT NAME: EAGLE FOR GOLD TRADING ESTABLISHMENT
Failure to hear from you / your family member, it means we should grant your partner the right to receive the fund transfer on your behalf.
I await your immediate response.
Yours Sincerely
Mr. Kennedy Uzoka
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