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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Yao" <admin@bosasnet.com>
Reply-To: crudenergy2@naver.com
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:21:37 +0000
Subject: Greetings
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Hello, Good Morning
Please pardon me for this unexpected message from me to you as it was
because of the urgency required that prompted this communication to
you just to know if we can work together to handle this matter in good
faith.
Let me briefly introduce myself for better understanding, I am Yao
Kwabena, a financial consultant writing to you from West Africa. I am
compelled to initiate this communication with you due to the urgency
of the matter as said above.
A well known Minister in one of the African countries who is
undergoing financial queries by the Authority over alleged
mismanagement of $75 billion dollars looted from oil deals, has
contacted me to help him move transit funds amounting to US$ 98
Million dollars deposited with a Financial Security Vault and
Logistics company in some place secured which I will detail you as we
proceed.
He has advised that the funds be moved from its present position to a
reliable hand and be used for any lucrative investment abroad and
therefore I am contacting you based on the information I already gave
to him that I have a reliable hand in your country to handle the
investment funds but the person I had in mind unknown to me passed
away due to Covid-19 complication as I was reliably informed.
Therefore I am contacting you to know if you are capable of handling
this matter by receiving and investing the funds under a 70/30 sharing
ratio of the capital and the investment annual returns. Therefore
should you be ready to move on with the said transaction under STRICT
CONFIDENTIALITY, kindly provide me your personal telephone/WhatsApp
number for further discussion on the way forward.
Regards
Yao Kwabena
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