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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:
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "www.bia.bj@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "United Bank for Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.bia.bj@live.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:01:39 -0800
Subject: CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY
Dear Customer
Like I wrote earlier,due to delay and too much requirement from Government of Africa we have decided to hand your payment over to our Afflict bank in USA Patriot National Bank U.S.A so that they will credit your fund into account as local wire transfer without any more delay. We have noticed that it is the best system to pay your fund.
HERE IS THE BANK CONTACT DETAILS
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANK
African Foreign Payment Department.
Address: 45 West End Avenue, New York, 12205 U.S.A
Email: www.bia.bj@live.com
Phone: +1 716 220 7387
Contact him Mr.Robert W. McDaniel II (M/D, CEO, PNB U.S.A.)
CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THEY WILL AFFECT YOUR TRANSFER.
Thanks
Mr. Tony Elumelu
UBA management
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