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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- kingsleycbnobiora@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Dr KINGSLEY OBIORA <deliveryontime557@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kingsleycbnobiora@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 01:31:57 +0100
Subject: Waiting for your soonest response.
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From The Desk Of,
Mallam Garba Shehu
Senior Special Adviser To
The President On Media and Publicity.
Sir,
Re; Good News About Your payment.
I am writing to inform you that your fund have being approved for
immediate payment, recently the national working committee of the
ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC) and MR President His
Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari had a meeting concerning Nigeria
foreign debt to the Paris club, IMF and individual foreign
contractors.
It was concluded that the federal government should reduce Nigeria
debt to zero before April 9th 2023 presidential elections. This was an
assurance given to the united nation general assembly in New York by
Nigeria president His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari when he
addressed the committee of nations in the united nation headquarters
recently.
You are requested to contact Dr KINGSLEY
OBIORA,kingsleycbnobiora@rediffmail.com for verification and payment
of your over due contract to the federal government of Nigeria upon
the receipt of this mail.
Your prompt reply is being expected.
Yours faithfully,
Mallam Garba Shehu
Senior Special Adviser To
The President On Media and Publicity.
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