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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: Engineer Kunio <engineerkunio@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: uematsu-kunio@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 08:27:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ENGINEER UEMATSU KUNIO
Dear Beloved
My name is Engineer Uematsu Kunio from Osaka Japan i am now at the
Hospital for my heart problem. i got this sickness after losing my
family during Japan Earthquake. i was working with the Government of
Ghana in Africa before the tragedy occurred. during my Contract with
the Country i made some amount of money from the Contract awarded to me
by the Government of the Country and i deposited the fund with a Bank
in Ghana before i was hospitalized here. i want the Bank to transfer
the fund to your Country through Bank transfer not through any company
diplomatic Service.
I discussed with barrister George Amada who is an Attorney to the
Minister of Education in Ghana Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo to help me in making
the transfer of my fund to my chosen Country and he strongly advice me
to present a foreign beneficiary to the Bank as my foreign partner
since i am still in the Hospital for medical attention.
I sincerely Contacted you for this transaction of my fund to your
Country as my foreign beneficiary to help me and claim out the fund
from the Bank. the fund is only my hope in life. i want to use it and
open any profitable investment with you in your Country. i plead with
you in the name of the Almighty Creator to give me your full and
unconditional corporation towards the receipt of my fund in your
country, so that you will guide me in investing it when am with you in
your country.
I will forward to you the barrister Office contact information if you
can assure me of no betrayal from you, kindly get back to me with your
words of assurance.
Please do not take advantage of an old man like me, as I implore your honesty and trustworthy to me.
Best Regards
Engineer Uematsu Kunio
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