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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mohammed Ado" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 14:49:17 +0100
Subject: Urgent
Attention!!!
Your outstanding Contract/Inheritance entitlement has received
attention of office of the presidency on foreign financial matters
and also in line with the meeting held last Friday , 2019 between
office of the presidency on foreign financial matters and the federal
executive council, I write to officially inform you that your
Contract/Inheritance entitlement valued at Fiftenn Million
FiveHundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD15.5M) has been
approved for immediate payment to you. You are required to send your
means of identification; first two pages of your international
passport or driver’s license and as well as your contact telephone
number for onward submission to the financial institution assigned to
handle the payment exercise on behalf of the federal government of
Nigeria.
Be informed that this message supersedes every other message you must
have received in the past concerning your Contract/Inheritance
entitlement.
Regards,
Mohammed Ado
For: Office of the Presidency
Foreign Financial Matters
officemail10@yandex.com
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