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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:
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- 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.
- lamordeibrahim68@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Abdullahi Mohammad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abdullahimohammad@zing.vn>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:23:59 -0600
Subject: [SPAM 26.00] TRUTH OF THE MATTER
Attention:Beneficiary,
It was resolved after the Board meetings this Month of November 2012 by
the foreign
Remittance office of Economic & Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)office to
release your outstanding payment of$16.5m USD long awaiting fund waiting for
transfer as we began this Second Quarter fiscal payment of the year
commence for the
year 2012.You are hereby advice to reconfirm to us all this information
below for your payment.
1)Your Full Name__________________________
2)Your Address_______________________ _____
3)Your Age___________________________ _____
4)Your Direct Telephone Number___________ _________
5)Fax Number_none_______________________ __________
6)Occupation____________________ _____________________
We sincerely apologies for our late contact with you, We are committed to
serve you better.And mind you that you will have to pay for the transfer
charges your self as soon as we direct you to the rightful bank that is
appointed to carry out all the transfer to all the beneficiaries that are
concern in this year compensation.
Yours in service
Mr.Lamorde Ibrahim (EFCC)Office Nigeria
PLEASE VIA:lamordeibrahim68@gmail.com
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