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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- mrericjohnson001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "BARR PETER CHRIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < mrericjohnson001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:49:46 -0800
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED ? GET BACK TO IMMEDIATELY REF NO 194
I Need Your Consent /Urgent
Good Day
I am Barrister Peter an attorney at law. I am contacting you in Respect to an inheritance Fund valued at (Seven million four hundred thousand dollars) ($7,400.000) Belonging to my late client Engineer Mark.
My client who died with his entire family in a Plane crash in Benin city on the 25th of December 2003.don't Forget to Visit this Website for Details https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm
The Management of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated as His attorney to provide any of his surviving relative for the payment Of his fund Valued Seven million four hundred thousand dollars(M$7,400.000) or forfeit the Fund as Unclaimed fund All my effort in locating any of his relatives has not been successful.
This is why I seek your consent in presenting you as the only surviving relative of my late client to claim this fund he deposited at the GTB BANK .
At the end success of this transaction, we shall share the fund between you and I as 60% for me, while 40% for you. We will share any expenses that might occur as the same.
I want you to keep this at the maximum confidentiality between both of us only, this is 100 % risk free. God being our helper we will get it successfully if you will comply.
The bank will not hesitate to listen to your request of viewing your claim online through their website by logging into his bank account. Do reply mail. ( mrericjohnson001@gmail.com)
I will need the following information to file the application for the claim:
Your Contact Names in Full......................................
Phone, Fax and Mobile........................................
Address......................................
Your Profession-------------------------
Age and Marital Status...............................
Your Country.............................
I await to hear from you for progressive.
Yours faithfully
Barrister Peter
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