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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.
- 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.
- ceceliamagrif@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "CECELIA MAGRIF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ceceliamagrif@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:10:49 -0700
Subject: CONCLUSION OF YOUR FUND
CONCLUSION OF YOUR FUND
FROM CITI BANK OF AMERICA
399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10043 U.S.A.
EMAIL: ceceliamagrif@yahoo.com.ph
This is to notify you that the foreign credit control officer in charge of your transaction has been fired last week due to some illegal act of fraud detected with your transaction,we spotted that he was trying to transfer your money to his own personal account in Spain,If you have not been notified by the former credit control officer of your fund as he claimed, do let us know. But if you have been notified of your contract/inherited fund in west Africa and he is been swindling you to obtain money from you, then get back to us immediately and stop every conversation with him.We are revisiting your transaction and we shall deliver the money to your account via our Paying bank (BANK OF AMERICA) depending on your local bank account. We shall make a first payment of Five Million U.S Dollars (US$5m) to your account immediately you confirm this letter and we confirm the authenticity of your transaction. We shall complete your payment of (US$10.7m) within 10 bank working days after
the initial transaction of five
Full Name-------------------------------
Your contact Address--------------------
Your direct celll Phone no--------------
Your Fax no-----------------------------
Your Id card----------------------------
Your next of kin------------------------
CECELIA MAGRIF
CITI BANK OF AMERICA
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