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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: "Oman." <waheedoman34@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <pmglcn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 10:45:09 -0700
Subject: From Dr. Waheed Oman Get Back To Me Today
Good sir,
I am Dr. Waheed Oman. I want to enquire from you if you can handle a transaction of US$17.5M dollars belonging to our bank deceased customer who died along with his family in a plane crash during their vacation.
I will give you more details and what will be your percentage for your assistance as soon as i receive your reply. If you are interested, please forward me the bellow information’s:
Your name: ......
Your country: ......
Your phone Number: .......
Your Tel/fax: .........
Your age: ......
Your occupation: .......
The scan copy of your international passport......
Thank for your anticipated co-operation
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Waheed Oman.
AUDITING & ACCOUNTING DEPT OFFICER - STALLION CREDIT & FINANCE INDONESIA..
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