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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "million 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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "newyorkfed.org" <paulis.standzenieks@telia.com>
Reply-To: barr.frank@unccwebmaster.org
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 20:26:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDE
This is a notification from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Claims Department, I wish to notify you that you are clear to claim the total sum of $15, 500, 000.00 million dollars in the codicil to your compensation fund here in Escrow Settlement Bank Account and this fund was accrued to you after The HSBC Bank London was charged of $1.92 Billion to Settle Charges of Money Laundering indictment.
You are to contact me with your information such as;
First Name*:
Last Name*:
State of Origin*:
Nationality*:
Phone Number*:
Fax Number*:
Gender*:
Residential Address*:
City*:
State*:
Country*:
Email Address*:
The more information your provide the quicker it will be for me to verify your payment file and proceed with your fund accreditation.
Your fund is approaching 8 years here in the Escrow settlement bank account and for this reason need a proper documentation before the fund could be released to you and because this is a compensation fund there will be a supportive clearance from the Treasury Department before the fund release and the key member of the compensating committee has appointed a legal solicitor to handle all the documentation of this fund.
Do not be baffled why I contacted you by email instead of a certified mail to your address but this measure was put in place for record keeping purpose and future references and I shall elucidate you more about this transaction upon acknowledgement of this mail.
Contact Information
Barr. Frank Howard Miller
UNCC Legal Solicitor
TEL: (202) 855 7006 ( Text or WhatsApp)
Email: barr.frank@unccwebmaster.org
Thanking you for your full cooperation.
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