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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.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024055969 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- postex02@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mangalani Malungani Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postex02@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:17:11 -0600
Subject: How is your family???
Dear Sir,
I am sorry for using this medium to contact you it's just the subject matter that propelled me to reach you via this medium. Since a letter that I posted to your address was return back to me undelivered. My name is Mangalani Malungani. Peter. I am the Director of Debt and Asset management Investec Private Bank Ltd United Kingdom.
I have a business proposal that involve a transfer of some amount of fund $8.7Million into your company for investment purposes under your esteemed care, I really will like to work with you in this regard, I am very impressed with what I saw about your company since there is need to diversify my resource due to the strong down ward pressure the United Kingdom economy is facing in recent times.
If you are interested kindly reply me via my private email address postex02@yahoo.co.jp
Please you can view my profile: http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/ user/1012
I will give more details when i get your reply.
Thanks.
Mr. Mangalani Malungani Peter.
or call Tel: +44 702 4055969
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