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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "kazin Razmani" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <razmani.kazin@hotmail.my>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:57:57 +0800
Subject: Please let me know your interest
Good day Sir/Madam,
My name is Mr,Razmani Kazin.I am an attorney.Please I need your help and assistance in a business transaction that will be of a high mutual benefits to the both of us.If only you can give it a due consideration and acceptance to work with me in the business deal.
There was a foreigner and an expatriate deceased client of mine who was based and worked in my country.He shares the same last name with you.He died some years ago in a natural disaster along with his entire family members.
Before his death.He has a deposit with a bank here that valued at $1,080,500 United State Dollars.
I want to present you to the bank as his next of kin/his close relative or his close family member since you share the same last name with him so that this money will be inherited and transferred to any of your designated bank account.
Once the money is transferred to any of your designated bank account.You will keep 40% of the total sum for yourself and wire back 60% to me to an account I will provide for you.
I will provide all the legal documents that will back up your claim of this money with the bank on demand by them.
Please let me know your willingness to venture in this transaction with me.I authoritatively promise and guarantee you that every thing will well executed under a legal arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both here and in your country.
thanks and best regards,
Mr Razmani Kazin.
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