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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.
- 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.
- drjohn.bridge20@gmail.com
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. JOHN BRIDGE" <> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drjohn.bridge20@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:52:09 -0400
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF SUPPORT FUND TO YOU
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MELTDOWN SUPPORT FUNDS
THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
10 DOWNING STREET
SW1A 2AA,LONDON
INCONJUCTION WITH THE BRITISH TREASURY
Our Ref: LBB/IRD/CBX/021/08
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF SUPPORT FUND TO YOU
Since the beginning of the global financial meltdown, most business and cooperate firms have gone bankrupt and have lost huge financial deficit to the meltdown.
The British government as a member of the G8 community. Have set outside the sum of 800 billion British pounds to be disburse and giving as grant support funds to individuals, small scale business enterprises and others who have suffer from the global financial meltdown both in Britain and other countries around the world in the spirit of true brotherliness and to bring normalcy to the global economy and it became imperative to contact you on the subject matter.
The British Treasury and other financial sub department have been vested with the authority to pay individuals and cooperate bodies to this regards. This office has been given the SOLE authority by the British Prime Minister and the head of the British treasury to handle and release the sum of £750,000 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) as support funds to you. Every arrangement for the payment of your grant support funds of £750,000 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) has been concluded and the funds will be released to you within 5 banking days of your response.
Please reconfirm the information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your funds payment to you without delays:
1) Your Full Name
2) Fax and Mobile Number
3) Home/office Address
4) Profession and Age
You are to contact this office immediately on the receipt of this e-mail message.
Your responds should be to this department confidential e-mail
account: drjohn.bridge20@gmail.com
Yours Faithfully
Dr. JOHN BRIDGE
Executive Director - Global Financial Meltdown Support Funds
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