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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:
- "paulmicheals53@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "paulmicheals53@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "paulmicheals53@msn.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "BARCLAYS BANK (PLC) LONDON" <info@barclaysbankplc.co.uk>
Reply-To: paulmicheals53@msn.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:05:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
Business Partnership
BARCLAYS BANK (PLC) LONDON.
1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP.
E-MAIL:paulmicheals53@msn.com
Greetings and Good Day!
With all due respect
I am Paul Micheals a banker with Barclays bank Plc,London.
I am contacting you in respect of my late client Mr. Morris Miller ,
who died in a car crash with his family in London on November 5th 2001 and left
behind a deposit of (GBP9.8million) here in my bank. I hereby seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin and procure documents that would
confer you the legal right for the claim.
Please contact me via my details to enable us discuss further on this All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law and I hope the fund arrives your account
in latest 10 banking days from the date of the receipt of the following
information:
The above information will enable me apply for payment into any of your
nominated bank account. Please quickly get in touch with me via this E-mail:
paulmicheals53@msn.com
(1) FULL NAME:
(2) FULL ADDRESS:
(3) AGE/SEX:
(4) OCCUPATION:
(5) TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(6) YOUR MOBILE NUMBERS:
(7) COUNTRY:
Transaction which will be done legally and risk free.
Best Regards,
Paul Micheals
Note:You are to reply this mail to, paulmicheals53@msn.com
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