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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- andrewfrys07@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. A F R Ngamla" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewfrys07@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:07:19 +0200
Subject: From Andrew Ngamla R.
Hello,
I am Mr.Andrew Ngamla.R A manager with one of the major banks in South Africa.
I am in a position to Move a chunk of money out of the vault of my bank although legally. The money was owned by a customer who died long ago and we couldn't get trace of anyone to claim his money, despite desperate search for a next of kin.
The rules and ethics of our banking regulations demands that, after 8yrs of unclaimed funds (money) the money would be forfeited to the Bank and declared surplus and paid into the states accounts.
Since I am the manager who is in charge of this unclaimed money, I have perfected legaly means of making you stand as the next of kin to the late fellow as a foreigner.
This is risk free as all legal backings are present and would be detailed to you once I have gained your trust and certainty that we can be friends and trust in you. You would be handsomely rewarded with 30% of the total sum.
I will disclose some vital information about the late owner 0f the funds and how he died and the name of my bank once I have gained your trust. I expect your utmost response to this email.
Please in your reply let me have your contact telephone numbers so I can call you and explain more to you.
Andrew Ngamla.R
andrewfrys07@yahoo.com.hk
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