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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: Alpha Campoare <al_ken@voila.fr>
Reply-To: al_ken02@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:32:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Chief Engineer in the Computer
Chief Engineer in the Computer
Hello Friend.
I am Chief Engineer in the Computer/Telex department of (BOA) Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. West Africa.I am writing this massage to you under cover,Do not disclose the secret of this transaction to anyone till you receive your fund.
I want to let you know that Your payment US$12.500,000 was approve for payment under category (A) this quarter payment in the year 2010.
Your payment US$12.500,000 has reflected several times in our computer as pending and seems to have been forgotten.
Your urgent response to this offer will guide me immensely in our decision making. I want you to call me on my private telephone number 00 226 766 44 000 for more details.
Mr Alpha Campoare
Chief Engineer in the Computer
Telex department.
+ 226 76 644 000
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