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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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Bar. Yusuf Olaolu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yusufolaolualisan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:33:37 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: CLIENT AND YOUR URGENT RESPONDS IS NEEDED
ATTENTION: CLIENT
A NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
PLEASE DO RE-CONFIRM THIS:
HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR FUND WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR LONG TIME AGO?
ANYWAY I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL OUR BENEFICIARIES PAYMENTS FILES
AND FIND OUT THAT YOUR OWN IS REMAIN NOT PAID.
SO I WANT YOU TO CONFIRM IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT SO THAT THE FILE WILL
BE CANCELED, FRON THE CENTRAL BANK.
PLEASE THIS MESSAGE IS VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL, SO GET BACK TO ME
WITH YOUR URGENT REPLY SO THAT I WILL FIND OUT WHY YOUR FUND IS NOT
YET RELEASED TO YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Yusuf Olaolu Ali (S.A.N)
Principal Partner,
Yusuf Ali & Co.
Suite 36 & 37 Yasuha Plaza
off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Victoria Island
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