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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2347065324575 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- skyebank0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fbi.washingtonDC@usa.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 07:11:30 -0000
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Federal Bureau of Investigation

J. Edgar Hoover Building

935 Pennsylvania Avenue ,

NW Washington , D.C. 20535-0001 , USA

Email: fbidept009@live.com

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALERTING AND SAFE GUIDING YOUR INTEREST

We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in Conjunction with

Some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in The United states of America

have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network

that you presently have a Transaction going on with the Skye Bank of

Nigeria (SBN) as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully

Endorsed in your favour accordingly.

Worth Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3.5Million).We have been

receiving several mails from a woman named Mrs. Joan C Bailey in respect of your

fund in our Bank worth ($3.5 million).

We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C.Bailey from

OHIO has already contacted them and also presented to them all the necessary

Documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed personally by

You prior to the release of your Contract fund valued at about

$3,500,000.00(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.) but

the Skye Bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you

personally before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information?

Which was forwarded to them by the above named Lady so that was the main reason

why they contacted us so as to assist them in making the investigations.

You are further advised to contact immediately the real office of the paying

bank Central bank only with the below

information’s accordingly:

NAME: Mr. Johnson, MD/CEO Skye Bank of Nigeria.

Head Office Our Head office is located at:

Samuel Asabia House35, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria.

Tel: +234-7065324575-82

E-mail: skyebank0@gmail.com

www.skyebankplc.gnbo.com.ng

Please note that this is a very urgent and serious mater so we will like you to

get back to us now so that we can know the next step to take before it will be

too late.

Robert S. Mueller

F.B.I

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