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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Austin Granti <reginanpaul011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: austingranti2021@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 17:09:49 +0000
Subject: Hello
Good day,
My name is Austin Granti It’s just my urgent need that made me to contact
you with this opportunity that will be for our mutual benefit, I am the
manager in charge of Auditing and Accountant unit in one of the leading
bank here in my country, I discovered an abounded sum ($ 2 million)
belonging to our late bank client who died over 10 years ago and till now
none of his family members or relations has come for the claim.
And now our management will by the end of this fiscal year declare the
funds non serviceable and send it to the government treasury since nobody
is coming for the claim and that is the reason why I contact you. The
management is ready to give any person who has the right information about
the account owner which I will give to you as soon as you indicate your
willingness to work with me.
Please I need your assistance urgently without wasting time and your honest
to execute this transaction for our mutual benefit. I will front you as the
next of kin and detail you on how the transaction will be executed. Note
that you will receive 40% of the amount mentioned above if you accept to
assist me in this deal and please note that the claims is 100% risk free.
I want you to send the following information to me, so that I will arrange
the account file to your favour as the next of kin.
( 1 ) Your full name ;
( 2 ) Address and country;
( 3 ) Age / Sex;
( 4 ) Phone number / Occupation.
I am waiting for your urgent reply.
Regards,
Austin Granti
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