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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 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.
- fredjohnson0011@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOUSE OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrpaul_smith@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:48:23 +0400
Subject: FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOUSE OF NIGERIA
FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOUSE OF NIGERIA
We know you will be very worried that up till now your fund has not yet gotten to your hands. Well we want your to know that your compensated fund worth the total amount of ($750,000.000 United State Dollars) that was surpose to be deliver as an ATM CARD to you was sent back to our Head Office due to the fact that you refuse to contact the right person with your fund.
Listen we are giving you a chance to get your fund (ATM CARD) worth ($750,000.00) because we have make sure that everything has been taken care. So all you needed to do now is to contact our Head Office with the contact address below so that they can get your compensated fund (ATM CARD) to your address this time.
Below is the right person incharge to contact.
Contact Person: Fred Johnson
(Dispatchment Managing Director)
E-mail:( fredjohnson0011@hotmail.com )
For the purpose of clarification, it is advised that the entire fee has been Paid for the delivery of your fund, so all that you will have to pay is only $290 dollar to the Security Head Office. This fee you are to pay is going to the security office, You will have to send the fee to their security office as charges for the safe Keeping Fee of your Fund. Please do not be deceived by anyone and be Advised to Reconfirm..
YOUR COUNTRY.................
YOUR FULL NAME..............
HOME ADDRESS.................
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER...........
OFFICE NUMBER........................
HOME NUMBER........
OCCUPATION...........
AGE...........
SEX...........
Please we repeat our self again do not be deceived by any one that you are to pay more then $290 to the Security Office and again if you know you are not interested in receiving your fund and you are not ready to pay the safe Keeping Fee which is $290 only do not contact Mr Fred Johnson.
Best Regards
Mr. Paul Smith
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