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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:
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- 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.
- mrmelekyari6@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mele Kyari" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmelekyari6@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 17:30:57 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT DECISION
Dear Sir/Ma
My Name is Mele Kyari, I am the new Group Managing Director Of NNPC our Country Oil firm. I got your Contact on my search to get a reliable and trust worthy Person that I will use his Company or name to transfer Hugh sum of money Valued Twenty five Million United States Dollars ($25,000,000.00) abandoned here by my predecessor. I will use my position to approve the fund as a Contract execution done by you under my leadership and I will use a Lawyer here to secure all the Contract backdated documents that will enable you defend the source of the fund on arrival in your Country.
Rest assured that it is 100% risk free and you can confirm my status through this site: https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-48909086 to confirm my person and position. I will give you more details as soon as i here from you.
Thanks
Mr Mele Kyari,
GMD
mrmelekyari6@gmail.com
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