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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:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Yunus" <a0147ceo@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: "Bambang Susantono Yunus" <mumammad.yunus147@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 02:08:59 +0700
Subject: M1 1AA
Hello,
Sorry to contact you through this medium as I know that the Internet have been greatly abused. I am Dr. Bambang Susantono Yunus, From Indonesia
a financial consultant and personal accountant to mt foreigner client who died in Marriott Hotel bomb blast, The owner of this account is a foreigner and no other person knows about this
account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and until his death he was the manager of the company. My investigation through the National immigration
department proved to me as well that he was single as at the point of his entry into the Republik of Indonesia. The amount in this account is USD$26 Million (Twenty six Million United
States Dollars) only.
I want to seize this opportunity to solicit your assistance to enable us transfer sum huge amount into your safe position for unward investment.
Your urgent response is anticipated for more details
Yours truly,
Bambang Susantono Yunus
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