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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.
- internationlpoliceuk.interpol@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: INTERNA POLICE LONDON UK <internationalpolicelondonuk@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: internationlpoliceuk.interpol@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:57:56 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Please confirm this information.
>From Of the Desk of the Chair Person
International Police Interpol
5th Floor Fry Building
Marsham Street 2 SW1P 4DF
London United Kingdom (GB)
Attention,
Please confirm this information. Did you ask Mr. James
Morgan, Mrs. Rose Paul and MR Edmond Stock Beneker from USA to claim
your funds Valued at $5.5 million.
This man (MR Edmond Stock Beneker) was directed to us by some
Officerâs of the bank to claim your fund on your
Behalf. Please with matter of urgency get back to me immediately
before things will go wrong.
Below are the account details Mr. Edmond Beneker informed us to
Transfer your fund valued at $5.5 million
*Name on account: Edmond Beneker
Bank: Wachovia
Address: 8233 Rochester Hwy. SC4600 Salem, SC 29676 USA
Acct. #: 1010246561978
Routing#:053207766
Swift Code: pnbpus76*
He (MR Edmond Stock Beneker) is trying to pay all the charges about
Your funds and claim your funds. Please your urgent confirmation is
highly needed now before your fund will be released to him in the next
48 hours, and please if you know that you never instructed him kindly
get back to me immediately.
Contact me on my direct personal email below: internationlpoliceuk.interpol@gmail.com
your urgent response will be highly needed to serve you better.
Regards
Agent George Smith,
International Police Interpol London UK.
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