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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.
- 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.
- apexncibank@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Koffi Nanan <of3090310@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bank.ncia@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:22:40 +0100
Subject: Hello Good Day,
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Attn
This is to up date you that you have an unclaimed fund, and your
information's names and contact re on the file, so we discovered and
decided to contact you for a loan payment to enable you achieve the
funds transfer payment to you please provide your bank account details
as listed below
Account holders name
Bank name and address
Account number
Routing number
Copy of I'D card/ drivers license
Debit card copy
Telephone number
In case you do not have a bank account then try and purchase a Target
Red Credit card which costs $25.00 only from any target stores or at
Walmart immediately, snap the front and back of the card and send the
login info only.
That is all you are requested to do not to pay any money here okay, as
soon as we deposit the loan fund to the Red card, you shall be
informed to enable you send all fees to the attached Attorney who will
get all transfer payment papers endorsed in your names for your total
sum fund to be transferred to you.
Note; you are to contact our apex bank in the US on the below contact
address to enable you to receive the loan payment for your fund
rectification and transfer payment immediately.
Name of personnel
Mr. Michael Powell
Email; apexncibank@aol.com
Phone 510-992-4344
Apex Bank USA.
Sincere regards
MD. Koffi Nanan
Bank NCIA
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