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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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 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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- aliibrahimusa627@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Ali Ibrahim <jl9810737@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aliibrahimusa627@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:36:54 +0100
Subject:
Dear,
My name is Ali Ibrahim, A banker by Profession and Currently A Director of
Finance Auditing and Accounting Unit in my Bank (Federations Trust Bank Plc
Norway) also a relationship account officer to Eng. Bert James. I got you
in my search for a reputable and reliable person to help me claim the sum
of USD$15.6 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, deposited in our Bank by one of
our customers Eng. Bert James who died with his wife and two children on
the 21st day of April 2001 in a car crash along Sjølyststranda road. Since
his death, no one has come up as his next of kin and all our efforts to
locate any member of his immediate family have proven Abortive that was why
I decided to see if I can get anybody which I believe you have all the
qualities we need.. Why I'm contacting you is to present you to our bank as
the next of Kin to the deceased customer. He was drilling contractors with
some Oil Companies here in Northern Europe. So it will be more acceptable
and wiser to present you through paperwork to the Bank for a claim of the
total fund. I will give you all the necessary requirements that the bank
may request from you and follow up the transfer of the fund into your
account as an Insider. It will interest you to know that I have been
keeping the account dormant to enable my plans for the funds to come
through and this is the time and I'm happy to locate you for the perfection
of the transfer of the funds into your nominated Bank Account to be given.
As soon as I get your positive response I will update you about the mode of
disbursement. I also have an intention of investing my own percentage of
the money in any profitable investment in your country, do you have a
better idea for any lucrative business?
I am waiting for your response through my email..(
aliibrahimusa627@gmail.com) and also by updating me with your direct
telephone number for easy communication.
Yours Sincere
Ali Ibrahim
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