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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms.Jenny Campbell" <austebint@gmail.com>
Reply-To: msjenny.campbell001@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:42:34 +0100
Subject: Mail From Jenny Please Read Reply
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I PRAY FOR YOU & YOUR
FAMILY FOR GOOD HEALTH.
I am sending this message and strongly believe that this communication will
not be a coincidence to you but as God's plan, my name is Ms. Jenny
Campbell a citizen of United Kingdom, I work as the Inspection &
Operational manager in my company, where all valuables are being deposited
for safety; the name of our Company is (Reliance Security Group Services)
London, England.
I am here to plead with you to assist me save the life of my Father who has
been sick for years through this business in which I would like to
introduce to you. The reason is that I have spent so much money on my
fathers illness and run into huge debt even with our Company that I cannot
even pay back for the next 5 years. Please I will not like to see my
Company confiscating Mr. Alan Williams fund and other assets which were
deposited in our company. Mr. Alan Williams is a business Tycoon and it
happened that he died in a plane crash on 20th Oct, 2005 with all his
family in Tanzania safari airline. Mr. Alan Williams has intention to set
up a privilege home and build a health center before his death. I wish to
see his dreams come true in future as he told me the history of his life
whenever he visited our company to make a deposit.
Mr. Alan Williams made a huge deposit of US$48.6M and 180.KG
<http://180.kg/> Gold Barrs with our Security Company which was packaged
and sealed in a trunk; unfortunately he left nobody as his next of kin to
the said deposit as he planned to use the fund to support the Less
privileges. As a God fearing person I will like you to stand as NEXT OF KIN
to Mr. Alan Williams and claim the fund out from our Company. I will not
like our Company to confiscate this fund or divert the fund into their
reserve account in Switzerland as unclaimed property.
Please I want you to understand that you will have 50% of the total
deposited amount for your good reward and 45% to build Orphanage Home in
memory of Mr. Alan Williams family; while 5% should go for me so that I can
use my share to save the life of my Father who is critical down in the
hospital. I need to discuss this better with you when I receive a positive
answer from you and also see your willingness to save the life of my poor
Father through this transaction. Secondly setup orphanage home and build
health care in the name of Mr. Alan Williams and the family. Please I will
need to have your information in confident so that I will fix it into our
company central system as True Next of Kin to Mr. Alan Williams:
YOUR FULL NAME:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER &:
COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY.
In return of your email I will send to you my own information so as to know
me better, remember that I am doing this to save the life of my sick Father
in the hospital and also to make sure that Mr. Alan Williams and his family
dream comes true.
Ms.Jenny Campbell
Reliance Security Group Services
London UK
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