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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:
- 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)
- "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)
- "hundred thousand 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: josephib rahimkaho <rahimkahojosephib@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:20:12 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
Dear Sir,
My name is Dr.rahimkaho josephib . I'm the personal secretary to the new
Minister of Finance; I'm directed to contact you by the Minister to
urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mrs. Emily Dawson
who claims to be your business associate/ partner in Nigeria.
Furthermore the said Mrs. Emily Dawson is told us that you are dead
and she will like to change all the Information's that you gave to us
as our bonfire beneficiary. This development is coming now that the
Ministry want to offset all outstanding payments to all our legal
foreign beneficiaries' around the world and your payment file was
included.
This are the information forwarded to my desks by Mrs. Emily Dawson
of CANADA to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as
stated (VACAP Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, CA 23720.
Account number 492453201. Routing number 85226456, Of Mrs. Dawson. The
Sum of $15.3 Million US Dollars (Fifteen Million Three Hundred
Thousand US Dollars)
As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of
$15.3 Million Dollars.
We need to confirm from you urgently before the royal mail courier
delivers to you and if it's really true that you are dead and if we
did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually
dead and the information passed to us by Mrs. Emily Dawson is correct
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. GOOD LUCK!
YOURS TRULY
Dr. rahimkaho josephib
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