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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- officefiless0707@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Donald Otti" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officefiless0505@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:19:40 -0700
Subject: My Dear Good Friend, 60.174.205.154
My Dear Good Friend,
I’m happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from United Kingdom. Presently I am in UK for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how that’s why I decided to compensate you. So kindly contact my secretary in Nigeria and his name is Mr. Sam Godson for your payment.
Contact Person: Mr. Sam Godson
Email Address: officefiless0707@gmail.com
Telephone Number: (+234 81182 48793)
Contact him and ask him to send your compensation fund worth of US$1,500.000.00 {One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars} which I kept for your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to contact my Secretary Mr. Sam Godson with the above information and instruct him where to send the compensation fund to you and always remember to keep me posted immediately you receive the fund so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering at that time. Therefore I will advice forward your personal information mentioned below to my secretary Mr. Sam Godson to enable him facilitate all the necessary document and release the fund with payment option of your choice.
1) Your Full Names: …......................................
2) Your Current Address: …................................
3) Your Cell Phone Number: …...........................
4) Your Occupation/Position: ...............................
5) Your Marital Status Sex/Age…........................
6) A Copy of Your ID Card/ Passport: ........................
At this moment, I’m very busy right here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner have at hand, so remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to make sure that you receive the compensation fund and I want you to contact him with the information listed above in order to release the fund to you without any delay.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mr. Donald Otti
Co-odinator.
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