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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Markam Azar <kimarlinton1960@gmail.com>
Reply-To: makramazar119@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:16:05 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am writing you this proposal in good faith with Business Transaction that
requires absolute confidentiality.
I want to trust you with this money (£13.8 million) for investment when I
come over to your country after my retirement.
Presently, I am in grip of this fund "Thirteen Million Eight Hundred
Thousand GBP" readily available here in our bank, I am seeking your
co-operation to transfer this money to your place. I realized this money as
part of unclaimed deposited funds in our Bank since 2008 by a dead foreign
customer who deals on Gold and Precious stones here in UNITED KINGDOM
before his death. And I can not find any of his family information and
nobody knows about this.
Immediately I realized this fund (£13.8 M), I placed it on Sundry Escrow
Account here in our bank without any beneficiary information and no one
knows about this money except me. I am seeking your co-operation I want
this money to be transferred to your bank account over there in your
country. Then apply to our Bank head office as the beneficiary of this fund.
Regards .
Makram Azar
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