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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "sirallenuba@mail.bg" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "sirallenuba@mail.bg" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR CHRIS ANDERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sirallenuba@mail.bg>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 15:50:32 +0530
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION DETAILS
FROM THE DESK OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR NON RESIDENTIAL TAXATION ON INTERNATIONAL CASH REMITTANCE.
THE GOVERNMENT VISION FOR UNITED KINGDOM FOREIGN POLICY.
ATTENTION DEAR BENEFACTOR,
With directive given to us by the UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND. We the British Ministry of Finance. United Kingdom is writing you regarding an outstanding payment of (1,000,000.00 GBP) One million British Pounds only as a compensation for your unpaid award promo.
After a thorough investigation it was observed that you did not get this prize upon winning a lottery promo program due to a strict law of your federal Government and the Authorities at the international Airport in your country which makes the organizers to call back the delivery agent together with the money as he did not succeed to deliver to you the total sum of (1,000,000.00 British pounds) and the money was deposited with the National Bank of ENGLAND.
LISTERN TO THIS WITH CLEAR ATTENTION ON THE PLAN TO SEND YOU THE MONEY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION:
Your money has been shifted to a bank and power has been given to the bank by the British Ministry of Finance (B.M.O.F) to pay you one million British Pounds compensation.
Stated below is the contact detail of our foreign payment verification officer who you will contact immediately via his email.
(1) NAME: SIR ALLEN UBA
(2) EMAIL: sirallenuba@mail.bg
The following information is seriously needed from you as a matter of urgency for our final arrangement. Fill the form and return it immediately:
(1)YOUR NAME: …………………………………………
(2)HOUSE ADDRESS: ………….……………………….
(3)EMAIL ID: ………………………………………………
(4)MOBILE NUMBER: ……………………..
(5)SEX/AGE: …………………………….
(6)OCCUPATION: …………………………
(7)NEXT OF KIN MUST BE OF 30YEARS AND ABOVE: ……………
(8)OFFICE TELEPHONE IF ANY: …………………….
(9)CITY/STATE OF ORIGIN: ……………….
(10)COUNTRY: …………………………..
FOR YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:
(A)ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME: ……………………….
(B)ACCOUNT NUMBER: ………………………….
(C)NAME OF YOUR BANK: ……………………..
(D)BANK SWIFT CODE: ……………………..
(E)NAME OF THE BANK BRANCH: …………………..
We will move your fund to you if only you can submit this form early enough as required only to this email id;
sirallenuba@mail.bg
Accept our Best Regard,
MR CHRIS ANDERSON
SECRETARY
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