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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:
- "million us 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Standard Capital Finance Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <standardcapitalfinancebank@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2021 05:37:48 +0200
Subject: Dear: Customer
STANDARD CAPITAL FINANCE BANK PLC
TENNESSEE FRIENDSHIP TN 38034
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Dear: Customer
On behalf of bank managements i am contacting you today the 3th day of July 2021 on the update on this last process of Converting your total funds from Euros to United States dollars which is why you were on able to receiver your united nations compensation funds as your funds has been transferred to you by the united nations from euros ATM CARD and all the atm machine in your state only dispense in United States Dollar, after two days meeting with the managements of United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) from Geneva Switzerland which ended on 1st day of July 2021 we the standard capital finance bank managements have been mandated to issue you a new ATM MASTER CARD worth $10.7 million us dollars to your name which is the last process is to enable you make your cash withdraws of $50,000:00 out from your new ATM MASTER CARD each day and as we have stated in meeting with
Thank you for banking with us
Regards
Mr. Eric Phillip
Email: customerservice@scfbplc.com
Tel: +1(443) 620-0284
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