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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:
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. STANLEY PITCH" <mribrahimlamorde13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: JavierSotomayor45@protonmail.com
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 17:37:57 +0700
Subject: =?utf-8?b?UkVWRVJUICBCQUNLIEZPUiBNT1JFIERFVEFJTFMg4LmV4LmV4LmVIA==?=
DEAR
MY NAME IS STANLEY PITCH
I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET
I AM A LAWYER AND A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS PROCUREMENT CONSULTANTS
I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THIS OFFER IN CASE YOU HAVE NEED FOR LOAN FOR
YOUR PROJECTS.
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT ONE OF MY CLIENTS IN HONG KONG HAS
CLEAN/CLEAR FUNDS REALIZED FROM CRUDE OLS TRANSACTIONS TO LOAN OUT TO
POTENTIAL CLIENTS WITH PROJECTS AND FUND MANAGERS.
THE LOAN DURATION WILL BE FOR 5 -10 YEARS PERIOD.
I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE POF AND ATV OF THIS FUNDS MADE FROM EXCESS
CRUDE OIL SALES/LIFTING.
THE POF IS FOR 50B
HE IS LOANING OUT THE FUND AT THE ANNUAL INTEREST RATE OF 2%
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, REVERT FOR DETAILS.
YOU WILL HAVE A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE FOR THIS HITCH-FREE TRANSACTION
ALL DOCUMENTS FOR THE FUNDS ARE INTACT AS CLEAN, CLEAR AND FREE FROM
DRUG RELATED FUNDS
REVERT BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
WAITING
STANLEY
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