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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: hart green <hartgreenuk44@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 15:55:02 -0800
Subject: I NEED YOUR COOPERATION TO ACTUALIZE THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Dear Friend,
I am Hart Green. from UK,I have deal of Sixty Eight Million Eight Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars Only.($68.8M) in my department and i need a
trustworthy person overseas who will help me to receive the money on 60%
for me and 40% for you but all the whole money will be held by you on trust
pending when i will come to your country with my family for the sharing of
the money and also invest my share of the money in your country.
This deal is completely 100% risk free, the truth of the matter is that the
money in question does not belong to me rather to our late customer who
died in a plane crash with the wife and kids a few years ago without any
next left alive.
As soon as you indicate your interest and readiness to work with me to
actualize this great deal i will contact my attorney and give him all
required particulars to enable him to perfect all the documentation at the
court of law as the only survival relative of our late customer and the
change of the ownership will be done on your name by the help of my lawyer
to enable the fund move to you in your country without any problem.
If you are interested in this deal, kindly send down the following personal
details demanded of you below and as soon i hear from you with the required
information below, we will proceed on how the money will move to you in
your country but you are advised to keep everything regards to this
business very confidential only between me and you to ensure successful
conclusion.
Kindly provide the below information so that we can proceed.
(1)Full names:........................ .....
(2)Occupation:................ ..............
(3)Age and Sex:..........................
(4)Marital Status:.......................
(5)Private mobile phone and fax numbers in any:..................
(6)Current residential address:..............
I am waiting for your urgent response so that we will start immediately on
how the fund will move to you in your country through a United nation
delivery agent. Please confirm the receipt of this vital message.
Regards,
Hart Green.
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