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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- matinleon59@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Matin Leon" <matinleon59@jwasys.com>
Reply-To: matinleon59@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 21:22:39 -0700
Subject: Fund Claim
Dear Friend,
Did you receive my previous email?.My name is Mr. Matin Leon and I work with the Clydesdale Bank here in the UK. This is about a deceased client in our bank who shares same last name with you. He Opened an account with our bank for a few years and had an untimely death. He was a business man based here in the United Kingdom. He deposited this amount with the Bank in 2007 before his untimely Death. He had suffered from heart disease before he died in the year 2009.
The filing and recording department of the Bank have tried to contact his relatives but no fruitful information about the relatives. Presently this account is dormant because it is unclaimed. Now, as his account officer, I can use my position to get a foreigner to place a claim on this fund with your name since you bear same last name identity with him. I will also provide the documents to fortify this claim upon request by the bank. The lawyer will stand in for you should the bank requires you to come in person. His last account balance is £7,507,128.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred and seven Thousand one hundred and twenty eight British Pounds Sterling).
You will be entitled to 40% of the total funds while the lawyer and I will have 60%. My colleague who was working with Barclay's Bank some years back had this same opportunity. He got a partner from Korea who worked with him in the transaction because his late client was from South Korea. Within 2wks the Bank released the money to his partner and today that my friend has relocated to Korea with his family and has setup big business with his partner.
The transaction can practically be concluded within 8 to 10 working days if you can adhere to my advice and to speed up actions on your own part too. Please I will need your (1) Full name Including your middle name (2) other mobile telephone numbers (3) occupation and Age. I WILL SEND YOU A DRAFT APPLICATION THAT YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK ONCE I GET YOUR REPLY TO THIS MAIL BELOW.
Email: matinleon59@yahoo.com
Regards,
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