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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- 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.
- remonwian@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Remon Wian" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 23:49:39 -0400
Subject: Compensation Payment ...
This is to officially inform you that USD$1,000,000
(one million Dollars) has been awarded
as a compensation payment for all the short listed 2009/2018 scam victims
whose email address was recovered during the recent internet probing and
investigation process.Your email address was found among the list so we are
in no doubt believed that those syndicates must have collect money from you
through their dubious criminal ways. It was on these very recommendation
that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the United
State Government after series of meeting held came up with a sanction to all
West African countries to compensate all the foreign victims with a payment
benefit of USD$1,000,000(one million Dollars) each in order
to restore the Global Economy to the enviable standard of respectability.
Please note that upon receipt of your response we will proceed,
so if you like to receive your fund,
send
the following information;
1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Age and Sex:
5. Occupation:
6. Country:
Best Regards.
Mr. Remon Wian.
remonwian@gmail.com
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