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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024068916 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- mr_kellywoods03@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: british petrolum <info@britishpetrolum.info>
Reply-To: mr_kellywoods03@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:15:17 +0000
Subject: JOB ALERT!
British Petroleum (BP) PLC
Human Resource Department
1 St James's Square
London, SW1Y 4PD
TEL:+447024068916
Ref: 01/006/HRD/BPPLC
Date: 25/04/2006
JOB ALERT!
Could you be the right person for this job offer? What if our judgment was
wrong? You might want to try your hands on it but unfortunately we are only
looking for professionals with exceptional expertise, highly spirited
individuals who are ready to take up a rewarding challenges in the oil and gas
industry.
BP,a well established and reputable oil/gas company with rapidly growing wide
network of outlets around the world, seeks to attract resourceful individuals
craving for a refreshing opportunity yet characteristically possesses
the skill
and uprightness to excellently deliver amidst limited assistance.
JOB LOCATIONS
- South-Africa
- Europe
- U.S.A
METHOD OF APPLICATION
- All interested candidates should reply via mail with updated
Resumes (CV).
- Interested applicants must specify job location.
- Only applicants who possess the required qualifications will be
short-listed whence consequently contacted.
All Resumes should be forwarded to:
mr_kellywoods03@hotmail.com
HR Department
Recruitment Section
London(UK)
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