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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: "FIDELITY OFFICE" <mmn@you4mail.net>
Reply-To: "FIDELITY OFFICE" <lee.kim116@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 30 Jul 2015 09:31:53 -0700
Subject: RE: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
HELLO,
IT'S MY GREAT DELIGHT WITH GREAT RESPECT TO CONTACT WITH YOU ON ISSUE RELATE TO ONE OF OUR BANK CUSTOMER WHO IS A SYRIAN POLITICIAN WHO WILL LIKE TO TRANSACT A DEAL WITH YOU IN PRIVATE, HE WISH TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AS HIS FOREIGN PARTNER SO THAT YOU CAN HELP TO INVEST HIS FORTUNE IN YOUR COUNTRY. MY NAME ARE MR. ULRICH B. ULRICH, I AM THE MANAGER OF SUSPENSE ACCOUNT CONTROL DEPARTMENT OF FIDELITY BANK.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICTLY OUT OF FHONE COMMUNICATION DUE TO THE CURRENT CRISIS THAT GOING ON IN SYRIA, I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN LET US HANDLE IT THROUGH EMAIL OR FAX.
YOUR COOPERATION WE ENABLE US TO ACHIEVE OUR MUTUAL OBJECTIVE. THE FOLLOW UP LETTER WILL EDUCATE YOU ON HOW THE TRANSACTION WILL PROCEED.
PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS IF YOU ARE WILLING AND CAPABLE OF MAKING CONTRIBUTION BOTH LOGISTIC AND ADVICE.
FOR EFFECTIVE ACTUALIZATION YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION'S;-
A) YOUR NAME. :………………………………………………………………………………
B) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS. :……………………………….……………………………
C) YOUR CONFIDENTIAL MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS. :…………….…………………..
D) YOUR JOB / COMPANY NAME / ADDRESS. :………………………….………………..
E) YOUR AGE, MARITAL STATUE AND JOB NATURE. :………………………….… ……
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN ANTICIPATION.
BEST REGARD,MR. ULRICH B ULRICH
NB: THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE TREATED CONFIDENTIAL
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