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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.
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ulrich_claypole@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:23:12 +0100
Subject: re-inquiry
Hello,
A compliment of the day to you,my name is Ulrich Clay pole. I want you to assist me in transferring a huge fund which my late client Mr. Philippe Bayle left behind.
Be informed that he deposited the sum of that is worth over Twenty Six Million Great British Pounds 26.000.000.00 GBP in a bank, as his representative his bank has contacted me to bring forward any member of his family to stand as his beneficiary for the bank to release the fund.
I tried looking for any of his relatives but to no avail and as such the UK government would confiscate this fund after a given time if i do not provide any family member. I see this as an opportunity for us to put these funds to use for ourselves so have decided to look for a sincere and reliable source that will stand as a family member to my late clients inheritance because my late client never spoke about his family while he was alive.
I am ready to provide all necessary documents that will be needed for this business to be executed and am willing to offer 45\25 to you as the sole beneficiary and you will remit 55\25 to me after the funds has been transferred to you.
If you are interested in this business kindly get back to me so i can fill you more on how to go about this business
Best Regards
Ulrich Claypole
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