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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: Ulster Bank <nindya.s@ub.ac.id>
Reply-To: ktommypayinternationalbank@ktommycompany.com
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:51:39 +0100
Subject: (no subject)
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Attention:
Here write Tom Roddy of Ulster Bank London, We have been mandated by
the World Bank and the European Union to pay out the sum of
£6,470,900.00 (Six Million Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand Nine
Hundred Pounds) as Compensation Fund to you. You are require to provide
the information as listed below
Name and Address
Telephone and Any Form of Identification
Age and Occupation
private e-mail id
Further details will be unveil in my next email response and as soon as
I hear from you
Sincerely
Ulster Bank
Name: Tom Roddy
Position: Branch Manager
Address: 11-16 Donegall Square E, Belfast BT1 5UB, UK
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