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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- johnandruhsbc@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Jerry Howard" <peter11eze@mail.od.ua>
Reply-To: howard1414@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:13:44 -0000
Subject: =?koi8-r?B?cmVwbHkgYmFjayAu?=
Re: Claim of My Partner Investment Company Fund Account / Deposit Number :
526J26548
private johnandruhsbc@yahoo.de
My Name is Mr Jerry Howard.I am the auditor and head of computing department
of HSBC Bank London in United Kingdom.
There is an account opened in this bank in 2003 and since my inception into
office on 2nd Jan 2010, I then found this account and when I investigated
deeply by contacting the assigned next of kin I also found that the next of
kin to this account was an Indonesia who lived in London for over 63Yrs and
nobody has operated on this account again after 2003.
I took the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be
capable for this important transaction. In order to transfer out $90,000,000
(Ninety Million U.S Dollars after going through some old files, I discovered
that if I do not remit this money out urgently,it will be forfeited for
nothing and HSBC Bank London management might divert the funds to their own
accounts.
Please respond immediately I will use my position and influence to effect the
legal approval and onward transfer of this fund into your account with
appropriate clearance from foreign payment department.You will stand to get
40% while 60% will be for me. Kindly quote the reference (acct)numbers above
when responding to this mail.
I will fill you in with further details upon your reply .You can call me
directly on this private telephone number so that we can discuss more on how
to transfer this funds to your designated account in your country
Tel:+44-792-457-0777
Reply to email :private <johnandruhsbc@yahoo.de>
Sincerely yours,
Mr Jerry Howard.
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