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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- 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.
- samueljames5829@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: samueljames199@yeah.net
Date: 03 May 2022 19:40:18 +0300
Subject: Re:CONTACT YOUR PROCESSING AGENT URGENTLY!!!
Attention Our Beneficiary,
Congratulations your name appeared among the 100 lucky
beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of USD $ 12.5
Million, The United Nations Anti-crime commission and the United
State Government have ordered the money recovered from the
Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.
Since your name was displayed among the 100 lucky beneficiaries
who will receive a compensation of USD $ 12.5 Million, we have
made arrangement to register an Online Banking System through our
Global Bank, where you will have full access to your Online
Banking Account, to transfer Your Fund personally to your Private
Bank Account with no complication of things or questioning as the
Account will be fully registered in your Name. Feel free to
contact the account processing officer Mr. Samuel James for the
Online Banking Registration Processing.
With this Online Banking Transfer Process, you can only transfer
the Maximum Amount of $500.000.00 USD daily / Install-mentally
until the total amount of your Compensated / deposited fund is
transferred and completely paid to you and also if you choose to
receive your payment VIA ATM CARD it is still accepted so you get
back to him with your preferred option/choice of payment.
You are hereby advised to contact the account processing officer
Mr. Samuel James with your provided information required for
verification below.
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Samuel James
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: samueljames5829@gmail.com
Provide the information below to enable the processing of your
Online Banking Account for deposition of your total compensation
fund.
1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATION
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY
Contact Mr.Samuel James with the information required for
verification to enable him start the processing of your Online
Banking Account Registration. We guarantee your safety and wish
you all the best of luck.
Best regards,
MR. Abdulrasheed Bawa
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC)FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
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