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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Robin Raphael <mrs.anitabia14@gmail.com>
Reply-To: r.raphael1177@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 17:48:32 +0530
Subject: Peace be with you.
My Name is Robin Raphael, Chartered Accountant Standard Chartered Bank,
Basinghall Ave London United Kingdom.
I have this information as the bank auditor, from the documents I have
while handling some of the bank confidential files last year's annual
report October 27/2020.
I found a ghost account that had a deposit of four million five hundred
thousand dollars ($ 4.5 million), which had no title of beneficiaries, I
transferred the capital into a trusted account without a beneficiary.
Please note at the end of this transaction the amount will be shared 55%
for me while the 35% goes for the representative as the next of kin to this
fund 10% stand for the expenses incurred during this process.
Submit your contact details below for relevant Information regarding this
transaction.
full details.
A valid ID.
Phone number.
I wait to read from you and keep this information as a top secret.
Thanks.
Regards.
Mr.Robin Raphael.
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