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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- comfort.bunting123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MICHAEL DAVIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <southafrican662@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:53:35 +0200
Subject: HELO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICA. (NED).
MICHAEL DAVIS -
International Transfer Procedures Value Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Currency Only.
“STATUS: SWIFT TRANSFER VIA NED BANK CORRESPONDENT BANK”
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THE NED BANK SOUTH AFRICA HAS RECEIVED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK IN REGARDS TO YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK, THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IN REGARDS TO THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAYS THROUGH OUR CORRESPONDENT PAYING OFFICE IN TURKEY.
THEREFORE YOU ARE FULLY ADVISED TO IMMEDIATELY GO THROUGH THE ATTACHED FUND TRANSFER APPLICATION FORM AND FILL IT WITH YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND RETURN SAME TO THE BANK WITHOUT DELAYS.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE FILLED APPLICATION FORM, THIS BANK WILL PROCESS THE APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND, AND WILL INSTRUCT OUR CORRESPONDENT PAYING OFFICE TO CONTACT YOU WITH FUND TRANSFER PROCEDURES.
YOUR IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE WILL HELP THIS BANK TO SERVE YOU BETTER.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. MICHAEL DAVIS -
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICA.
TELEPHONE: +27 734 362 719.
EMAIL: comfort.bunting123@gmail.com
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