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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- 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.
- omarousman25@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Omar Ousman <omarousman25@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:18:50 +0200
Subject: I will appreciate your urgent response
I am Mr. Omar Ousman, Manager Auditing and Accountancy Department, in
Coris Bank International (C.B.I) Burkina Faso. I got your email
account while searching for a business oriented personality and you
happen to be the one. I bring forth a business proposal in the tune of
US$9.500.000 U.S. dollars to transfer into your account as a dormant
fund to an offshore account, with your assistance acting as
beneficiary and next-of-kin to the funds.If you are interested to use
this fund to help the orphans around the world, please send me your
personal information
(1)Full name:..........................
(2)Occupation:..........................
(3)Age and
(4)Sex:........................
(4)Private phone number ..................
(5)Your Country:...........................
(6)Your ID photocopy
I will appreciate your urgent response so that I will give you more
details concerning this transaction. reply to my private email address
(omarousman25@gmail.com).
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