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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: "Re- Gen . Muhammadu Buhari" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <isechin807@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 23:41:43 +0100
Subject: FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS
OUR HONORABLE CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
We the federal executive council members of the federal government of Nigeria have approved your payment of $75M to be paid to you through Euroclear bank London.
I the president of Nigeria has contacted the Chief executive officer of the Euroclear Bank that your funds should be paid to you by their branch were your funds is from the deutsche bank stock bank account were your funds will be discounted from in your favor.
We will give you all the documents of your payment as approved by my government in your company name which will stand as prove of funds in your bank once your bank account is credited by the Euroclear Bank, once that is done by the bank you start making withdrawals immediately from your automatically .
As I have agreed with the two powerful gentlemen the president of the European Union Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker and the President / Chairman of the Euroclear Bank Olivier Grimonpoint at the Depository Trust &Clearing Corporation DTCC Euroclear Bank to pay you your funds once you meet up with their demand which is the finial thing for you to do and have your funds once and for all. Once you receive this massage to enable me forward send me your bank account details for to use it to obtain your payment approval documents in your name which will take two to three days to be out from my government ministries.
I am contacting you from my direct security email address once I receive your reply on this massage. Be rest assured that your problem is over that immediately and get back to me and be rest assured of getting your $75M from the Euroclear Bank once and for all. I want to complete this payment before we entered into another administration come may this year.
I look forward hearing from you.
Regards,
Re- Gen . Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR)
The President and commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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