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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: "Mrs. Namis Palmer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rebbeecrush231@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:21:20 -0700
Subject: Please Read Carefully
Greeting Friend
How are you doing? I am sorry to bother you, I am not suppose to use
this medium to make contact based on the magnitude of what i am about
discussing with you. My name is Mrs. Namis Palmer, I have worked with
Arab Bank Plc /New York Branch Office as the personal accountant to an
old client of mine who ran an accountant for an Oil refinery sale 6
years ago under my supervision where a deposit of $37.5 Million was
made as part payment but unfortunately the deal never saw the light of
day before his death, I have kept my eyes on the account for many
years after his demise and the funds has been floating inside an
Escrow account without anyone coming to lay claim because nobody was
listed as Next of Kin to it. I did a background check and found out he
is possibly a distant relative or family of yours sharing same last
name, I believe with my present status i will be able to present you
as his Next of Kin for funds to be released into your account as his
relative. I assure you this will be done legally; all I need is to
file you up as his relative and next of Kin which I have the resources
to do so. Everything will be up and legal, I assure you a 100% I wait
your response.
Regards
Mrs. Namis Palmer
Arab Bank Plc/New York
Accounting Officer/Auditor
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