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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- zalisulaiman74@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "National Bank of Abu Dhabi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zalisulaiman74@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 11:10:07 -0800
Subject: Your name is among the list
Attn: Beneficiary
We are writing to inform you that we received instruction from United Nations Organization and the International Monetary Fund to pay all the people that has been owed till date.
You are among the people that they listed and submitted their contacts.
Do get back this office if you are being owed, but if you are not, you do not border to respond to this mail.
We have been mandated to credit the US$10,000,000.00 whosoever that is being owed. Therefore, you are required to submit your banking details and your personal information for on the spot crediting of your fund.
Your urgent response will help matter because it is first come first serve bases. This is my Private email address: zalisulaiman74@gmail.com
Best regards
Zulfiqar Ali Sulaiman
Director of Fund transfer
National Bank of Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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