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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- agentrichparker@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Hon Abarabe <abarabe.c@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mtntele2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:43:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Compensation!
Hello Dear,
How are you today? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the said fund out of my bank to a new partners account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust you showed me at the course of the transaction I choose to compensate you.
I did not forget your efforts in assisting me so I have dropped a VISA ATM Card the sum of US$1.2Million as compensation with an e-card payment center programmed for your earlier assistance after several attempts to contact you had failed.This is my last effort at reaching you and if you are lucky to get this mail,kindly contact the payment center with your full name, contact address and your Mobile phone number to avoid delivery your ATM CARD to the wrong person for the immediate dispatch of the ATM card to you.
The name and contact of the person with your ATM CARD is as follows.
Contact person: Mr. Richard Parker
Email: agentrichparker@gmail.com
Phone: +229 963 981 29.
I have traveled on investment mission as agreed with my new partner that assisted me and will be there for a long time so get in contact with him to receive your compensation.
Yours sincerely,
Hon. Abarabe.
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