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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Yapi Kredi Bank Turkey <helpdesk.allilebnk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeonline3039@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 14:53:41 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Ali_Y=2E_KO=C3=87_Director_Yapi_Kredi_Bank_Turkey?=
Dear Beneficiary,
Your fund worth $3.5M Usd has been approved to pay you through ATM CARD.
Kindly forward your information stated below to enable our bank
process your ATM CARD Payment immediately.
Your Full Name:
Your Full Receiving Information:
Your Cell Phone Number:
Next Of Kin Name:
Note, An ATM Card Will Be Charged With This Amount $3.5M and shall be
processed to be Withdrawn $5,000 Per day.
Kindly forward the above listed information to enable our bank process
your ATM CARD payment here on your name with our any delay.
Yours faithfully,
Ali Y. KOÇ
Director
Yapi Kredi Bank Turkey
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