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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: "Mr. Samson Rashid" <inter20114@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsr2015@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:05:47 +0000
Subject: @ US$4.5 Million ATM Card !!! .
*Attention Please !!!,*
*Your overdue payment sum of US$4.5 Million has been converted into ATM
Card payment, you can withdraw cash and transfer money with your ATM Card
through any ATM Cash Point Machine nearest to you or any where in the
world. *
*Please re-confirm your information as listed below:*
*Your Full Names:*
*Your House address :*
*Your Cell phone number / Office phone number: *
*Your Age and occupation:*
*Upon receiving the above stated it will enable us commence the processing
of your fund payment by ATM Card.*
*Yours Sincerely,*
*Mr. Samson Rashid*
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