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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Acc Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <accessplc@execs.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:50:40 -0700
Subject: REPLY BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
ACCESS BANK NIGERIA PLC
Office Location: 1665 Oyin Jolayemi Street
Victoria Island Nigeria .
TEL/FAX: +234-1-8423-717
Attn:Sir/Madam.
REF: OVERDUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENT.
Following the urgent signal received from office of the Hon. Minister of Trade & Investment/the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE Federal Republic of Nigeria concerning your long overdue inheritance payment. Be informed that ACCESS BANK PLC has been assigned by the two offices to affect the release of your payment as soon as possible.
During the auditing and vetting of payment files it was discovered from the records of outstanding payment that yours has been delayed by some fraudulent officials / your representatives from the origin of your fund. In line with the official instruction issued after our meeting with the board of Directors held on Friday 25th Aug 2012, be informed that you are among the listed BENEFICIARIES to receive USD$10.5MILLION.
You are therefore required to fill the form below to ascertain your status as the beneficiary and also to enable us process your payment either via ATM Visa debit card or you are however expected to open an on-line account with us to enable a direct wire transfer to any nominated account of your choice in your COUNTRY. Note: the debit card can be used on any ATM machine all over the world or you can go to your bank to off-load the funds.
CLAIM FORM:
SURNAME:…………………………………………………
OTHER NAMES:…………………………………………...
DATE OF BIRTH:………………………………………….
SEX:…………………………………………………………
ADDRESS:…………………………………………………
TELEPHONE:………………………………………………
FAX: IF ANY………………………………………………………
Yours faithfully,
(Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede)
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO.
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