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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "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.
- oceanic_bk2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Inspector of Police" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oceanic_bk2@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:37:04 +0100
Subject: Attention Please.
Attention Please.
My name is Frank harrison the inspcetor general of police BENIN REPUBLIC,This is to inform you that the government of this country Benin Republic
are rewarding you the sum of $1.2million dollars as one of the scamm viticm.
We where able to get your email through those that extort money from you when the police got them arrested ,Then one of them gave us your
email address.
The president of this country His Excency Mr.Yayi Boni has sent aside sum of $1.2million Dollars to send to you through Bank To Bank Wire
Transfer,So contact Mr.Ere Omata Oceanic Bank Manager now for your fund .
Contact him with your full informtion,Bear it in mind that i Frank Harrison the inspcetor general of police BENIN REPUBLIC has signed that
the only money you will pay to the Oceanic Bank is $120 dollars which is wire transfer fee.
Try to contact bank through this information.
MR.ERE OMATA/ OCEANIC BANK MANAGER EMAIL== oceanic_bk2@yahoo.com.hk
This is information the Bank Manager need from you.
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR FULL NAME........
ACCOUNT NUMBER............
ROUTING NUMBER........
SWIFT CODE IF POSSIBLE.....
NAME OF YOUR BANK................
OCCUPATION...........
HOME ADDRESS.....
MOBIL PHONE NUMBER.....
OFFICE NUMBER.........
HOME NUMBER............
AGE....
SEX..
Best regard
frank harrison
Inspcetor General of Police Benin Republic.
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