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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- drasare_desmond@yahoo.co.jp
Fraud email example:
From: "UINITED NATION APPROVED LOANS OFFER." <DrNelson_Parker@inMail24.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drasare_desmond@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:42:15 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: UINITED NATION APPROVED LOANS OFFER.
UINITED NATION APPROVED LOANS OFFER
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) &Barclays Bank Accra Ghana
Barclays House, High St PO Box 294 Accra Ghana.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Are you in a financial stress that you need a loan? (Here is the
answer).The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has approved loans
offer for free to every individual Investors, for the help of investment
opportunity and economic development across the nation’s.
But there is one Question we have to ask you, are you a serious individual
that we take a loan and pay back after duration? If you are honest we are
lending you any amount of capital for the investment opportunity of your
choice at zero percentage rates for the duration of the 25 years.
We Offer LOANS ranging from Min $100 thousand Dollars to $150, Million
Dollars Max. At 0% interest rate for the 25years. We Are Certified to
Offer the
Following Kinds of Loans.
* Personal Loan
* Business Loan
* Debt Consolidation Loan
* Student Loan
* Mortgage Loan
* Investment Loan and many more.
How to start?
To continue with the application process FILL IIN YOUR APPLICATIONS BELLOW
FOR US TO FORWARD TO YOU THE APPLICATION FORM TO FILL AND SEND BACK AFTER
48HOURS.
APPLICANT APPLICATIONS
First Name...
Last Name..
Age...
Country:
City...
State...
Telephone...
E-mail...
Sex...
Amount needed as loan….
ALL APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICIAL EMAIL ACCOUNT
(drasare_desmond@yahoo.co.jp).
Thanks and Have a nice day.
Faithfully,
Dr. Asare Desmond.
Director Foreign Remittance
Dept Barclays Bank Accra Ghana.
+233204446595.
Barclays bank COMPANY has obtained your contact details from Public internet
sources. We thought that you could be interested on the United Nation loan
to finance your need. © Copyright 2009" Barclays bank COMPANY"
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