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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.
- 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: frank robert <frankrobertprivateloans@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frankrobertloans20@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:51:47 +0700
Subject: VERY URGENT
Hello,
*I will like to Inform you that the loan you applied for is still available
that is why i am updating you to know if you are still in need of getting
the loan from my company. if you are still interested in the loan, i would
like you to reconfirm the above details below in order to process the
transfer to you.*
*First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Contact Address:
Country:
Date Of Birth:
Gender:
Marital Status:
Current Position Held At Place Of Work:
E-mail:
Zip/Country Code:
Tel/Fax:
Next Of Kin Name:
Contact Address:
E-mail:
Amount Needed As Loan:
Loan Duration:
Purpose Of Loan:
Do You Have Any Assets: No*Yes.......No....If Yes Give A Brief
Description/Details Below:
Best Regards,
Dr. Frank Robert
General Consultant
Tel: +66 843-236-967*
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