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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Barrister Jim P. Johnson." <ralphjohn20@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: barrjohnson43@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 05:27:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FUND
Attention:Â
I receive a message from federal bureau of investigation (Fbi ) Washington Dc. Stop deal with people your $8.2million usd is here. And I have help many people to receive their over due contract payment here in Benin republic, listen very well those people you are dealing with for long are fake and scammers, your payment file compensation funds of $8.2million usd. is here.
Your have send so much money to people and your did not received your fund I just keep a way from you since then so you can spend some amount of your money with people i have told you in time out number that your funds is not with them and bear it in mind that if you like keep sending your money to them until next 20 year to come you will keep spending and spending your money by sending it to them you can’t get any funds release from them that is all given you as an assurance.
So just take note of what I say because have being bearing this in my mind for a long ago which I have explain to you before but it same like you don’t understand me very well that why I want to inform you this once again because I know that almighty god will never allow me to still keeping to tell you the true that why I did today.
Stop send you to people again but just to let you know all you are sending is for noting because your funds is not with them where those crooks run to and be stilling your money from you just for noting and note that the crook.
And if you are ready to receive your compensation funds of $8.2million usd here in Benin republic the only fee you will send is $520 re-newel of your payment file compensation funds of $3.2million usd and once you send the $520 dollars to this office your compensation funds payment of $8.2million usd will be remitted to you by the system of your choice.
So if you are ready to receive your compensation funds of $8.2million usd here in Benin republic the only fee you will send is $520Â dollars I am waiting to hear from you very soon so I can give you information on where to send the $520Â dollars I hope you understand me very.
Thanks for your good corporation.
Remain blessed,
Barrister Jim P. Johnson.
Call Me +229 9847 9532
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