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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: terry owens <owens_terry0i@live.com>
Reply-To: owens_terry@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:27:13 +0800
Subject: THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION?
Owens Terry & Co Solicitors
(Moss House 15-16 Brook Mews London. W1k 4DS)
. Legal Practitioner
. Tax Services
. Legal Matters
Hello my friend,
Let me start by introducing myself, I am barrister Owens Terry, Attorney to
late Engr.James Javor who was my client before he died some years ago. Before
his death he told me he made a fixed deposit with Micro bank of London.
The Funds Manager of the Bank called me last year to inform me that my late
client fixed deposit with their bank will elapse before the 30th of march 2010
and that my late client did not fill in the details of his next of kin. Ever
since then I have been trying to contact you or any other relations of his who
will stand as his next of kin to inherit his $55 million fixed deposit he made
with Micro Bank here in London.
The bank wants to know if the next of kin will want to roll the fixed deposit
for another 10years or make the withdrawal immediately, so they have ask me to
come up with my late client next of kin decision before the 30th of
April 2010.
I made a lot of research before I was able to get your information, I
will want
to know if you would want to roll the deposit over for the next
10years or make
the withdrawal immediately.
Please get back to me as soon as possible with your information as place below
if you wish to make withdrawal of the fund.
1. Full Names
2. Present Occupation
3. Age
4. Contact Address
5. Any of your proof Identification
6. Phone and Fax number
As soon as I get this information from you I will start preparing all legal
documents that we are going to use for the application.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks,
Owens Terry(Esq).
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