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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: "Frank Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efrankcarge@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 15:30:18 -0400
Subject: For your attention.
For Your Attention;
This is to notify you that you have been selected by the board of trustees of Global Security Foundation based in United Kingdom for being Law abiding citizen in your country.You will receive a cash grant award for your business, economic and social research developments of your community. Here is your Alphanumerical Code- GS37528.
The grant award is conducted online annually and geared towards global humanitarian development and poverty eradication. Partcipants were chosen worldwide from different categories based on personal or business development of their respective environments. Please note that Global Security Foundation had stopped further payment via bank due to numerous petitions to United Nations against wrong payment and diversion of funds to different account.
Confirm your Full name, contact address, occupation and Cell phone number to enable us verify and update you further on how to collect your cash grant award. This is to avoid error in process.
Congratulations.
Sincerely,
Frank Edward.
Foreign Operations Manager,
Global Security Foundation.
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