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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: hao tay <haotay635@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 04:01:19 -0700
Subject: URGENT!
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Dear Friend,
I am Ms. Marlene Dillon, a banker with HSBC United Kingdom. I will be glad
to exhibit some good business that deals with huge amounts of money which
will be invested into the establishment and building of less privileged
homes to help the poor orphans in your jurisdiction. Based on that, I have
a woman who is bedridden here in the UK whom the late
husband deposited 7 Million Great Britain Pounds which the late husband got
from the gold dust business he had supplied with a Singapore and France
merchant.
Right now the depositor is late and the wife is bed ridden as she is a
breast cancer patient and the doctor informed her last week that she will
undergo surgical operation which the result will be 50/50 and base on that,
she wants me to look for a God fearing person that will invest it into
helping the orphan in your country. Can you be able to
handle this great huge amount of investment? If yes, kindly assure me that
you will be sincere and honest throughout this deal and you will be the
investor hence am not business oriented and remember this transaction is
100 percent risk free. Can you please reconfirm the under listed
information and send it to my contact email address below;
Full Name
Full Address
Telephone Number
Thank you!
Ms. Marlene Dillon
Phone: +44 (741)834-8348
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