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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: Barr Green Smith <pedro@granma.cu>
Reply-To: sbarrgreen@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:16:31 -0800
Subject: LAST NOTICE
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Attention,
Did you authorize Lee Merton, who presented document of claim purported
to
have been signed by you for the release of your part-payment Ready for
shipment to your home ???? he is Claiming the fund while the Beneficiary
Still Valid in your Name. If you did not give any Authorization to Lee
kindly get back to us withing 48hrs and reconfirm the below info as your
funds have arrived New York now
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Fax Number================
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Age/Occupation ==============
Call Dr Amit the shipping agent on his New York number immediately
(315)940-0055 for instructions and delivery of your box before he leaves
New York for Australia,and on no account should he tell him that your
box
contains funds because I have already told him that it contains family
belongings.
Yours faithfully,
Barr G Smith
London UK
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