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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: account@mahakranan.com
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:12:11 -0500
Subject: TOP URGENT PAYMENT ADVICE
Dear Sir,
Find and confirm attached payment instruction copy.
We have wired the balance payment to your account twice and it returned to
us.
Please confirm from the attached instruction if there are missing figures
in account details and make corrections where necessary so we can repeat
payment.
No further remittances will be performed until further confirmation from
your side about Bank details to be utilized.
Best Regards
Stella Damascus
Financial Director
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