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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 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.
- paymentoffices1@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- as you instructed.contact name: edward ugagaemail: paymentoffices1@yahoo.com note: failure to reply will give us no other option than (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Web Notice <webnotice2@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:14:31 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: RE: CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.
Attn: Beneficiary RE: CHANGE OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS. We have received an official notification on 02-01-2012 from Teresa L. Haskins, who claimed that you have authorized her to handle everything concerning the release of your Compensation payment Fund which is US$2.5 Million as she has confirmed to us that you are now in the Hospital taking care of your cancer illness.Meanwhile, in the consideration to our Official code of conduct and services here in Accra Ghana, we deem it necessary that we should get in touch with you first for
confirmation before we can proceed with her request. Therefore, we need your prompt
instruction to proceed with her in this matter for the purpose of remitting the fund to her nominative bank account details below:-Bank: Bank of AmericaAddress: 1143 Nashville Pike Gallatin, Tennessee 37066Account Name: Teresa HaskinsAccount Number: 483032646884Routing Numbers:Electronic Transfer: 064000020Wire Transfer: 026009593Bank Phone: (615) 451-0829 The
release of the fund will be fixed as soon as we receive your prompt response to this message. it is very important that you should get in touch with us with below information for immediate confirmation to enable us transfer this money to her above mentioned bank account as you instructed.Contact name: Edward UgagaEmail: paymentoffices1@yahoo.com NOTE: Failure to reply will give us no other option than to believe you are the one that give her the power to receive the payment on your behalf and enable us to proceed to complete the transfer to her above nominative bank account. Edward Ugagapaymentoffices1@yahoo.com
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