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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:
- "rasheedakele@yandex.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.
- 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.
- abdulkareemumar@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Abdulkareem Umar <abdulkareemumar@mail.com>
Reply-To: abdulkareemumar@consultant.com
Date: 05 Jul 2022 20:22:28 -0700
Subject: Apply for loan and get credited
Greetings,
I am Abdulkareem Umar I work with top trading investment in
partnership with Siwiec capital limited and Renmoney
With our financial/bank instrument you can establish line of
credit with your bank /or secure loan for your projects in which
our bank instrument will serve as collateral in your bank to fund
your project. We can provide ( SBLC,BG,MT103/202 cash backed) Our
company SBLC/BG LOAN for Monetization start from the range of $50
million to $1 billion while our MT103/202 full cash backed start
at the range of $50 million to $500 million.
Intermediaries/Consultants/Brokers are welcome to bring their
clients and are 100% protected. In complete confidence, we will
work together for the benefits of all parties involved.
All relevant business information will be provided upon request.
For more details, kindly send an email to
Email: abdulkareemumar@consultant.com
Email:rasheedakele@yandex.com
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