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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 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.
- jeffwilliams5677@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Engr. Jeff Williams" <engr.jeffwilliams@email.biz>
Reply-To: jeffwilliams5677@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:57:21 +0100
Subject: From Engr.Jeff Williams:
Engr.Jeff Williams: Director contract tender board committee.
NNPC NIGERIA.Lagos State Nigeria.
SEND REPLY TO: jeffwilliams5677@yahoo.co.jp
19/11/2013.
Dear trusted Partner,
I am Contacting you to find out if You Can assist me With a
transaction i have at hand to transfer Some fund from our Company
which belongs to One our Contractors whom i awarded contract under my
department as Director contract tender board committee NNPC NIGERIA.
The contractor have Been Confirmed Dead Some Years ago today and i
have been mandated by the management of {NNPC} to pay the huge
contract fund to the contractor and now that he is dead i want to
front you so that the fund will be paid to you for both of us to
share.Huge amount of money is Involved. Note that it's 100% risk and
scam free.With my position i have all the contract papers to back up
this claim in your names and favor.
All i need to do is to fix in your names as the legitimate contract
beneficiary backing it up with the official necessary contract
papers,which i have to procure by myself from the appropriate offices
here in Nigeria. I am counting on you as my confidant and partner in
progress and you have nothing to regret because i will proof myself to
you.
Please if you are Interested get back to me for more viable
details.Meanwhile forward your personal information which i have to
use for the official documentation for the release of the contract
fund to you.
Whatever may be your decision i beg of you to keep this project confidential.
God bless you.
Regards.
Engr.Jeff Williams
Director Contract Tender Board Committee {NNPC}.
NB:SEND REPLY TO: jeffwilliams5677@yahoo.co.jp
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