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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- servicesaccessbank@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: UK/NIGERIA GOVERNMENT <services@antifraudunit.com>
Reply-To: servicesaccessbank@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:34:39 +0200
Subject: NOTE
We the financial world monitoring group with office here in United
kingdom have
been monitoring your transaction with some people in Lagos/London
namely which
we try to recover but fail, we have stepped in on your behalf and we
have moved
the fund to the Access Bank of Nigeria and we discover that the fund is your
inherited fund which so many people have been making pass on how to get to you
through your track record for online investment process and i will
appreciate it
if you follow my directives.
We have met with the President of the Federal Rep. Of Nigeria Goodluck
Jonathan
and we have discussed with him as regards to the payment of this fund to your
account. we have proved to him that you are the original owner of the said and
we also told him how we have monitored this transaction till today. He has
approved the release of this money to an account that you will provide
to them.
Kindly contact them immediately because they are waiting to hear from you
immediately, they will tell you what to do to claim the said money and after
that the Access Bank of Nigeria will release the money to your account.
Stop every other communication that you are having with any body locally and
internationally as from today. Follow any instruction that the presidency of
Nigeria or the Access Bank of Nigeria will give to you and in the next
one week
this money will be in your account. if we found out that you are still in
communication with these people, we shall direct the President of Nigeria to
cancel this payment.
The Access Bank of Nigeria were the money is deposited on your Name.
The person
to contact is and the amount in question is $10M.
Dr.Ahmad Abdullahi
Access Bank Of Nigeria
International Remittance /Telex Department,
E-mail: servicesaccessbank@yahoo.co.nz
Contact them today and send your banking information, telephone number and fax
number to them for it will be a bank to bank transfer.
If there is any problem please get back to us.
Regards.
Ben Cough
Governor of Monitoring
United Kingdom
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