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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:
- "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)
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Payment Recovery Notice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <advocatejames@adaminternationalchambers.hostoi.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:32:36 +0700
Subject: IMF APPROVED YOUR PART PAYMENT 500,000,00 POUNDS
Attention: Beneficiary.
We hereby confirmed receipt of your (pending payment and be informed that International Monetary Fund has approved part payment
GBP500,000.00 dollars) only with Bank Draft deposited into our official
account by order of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in charge of
Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on Overdue foreign payments, as
indicated in our database.
Kindly provide us with the below information by re-confirming your
details in our database for immediate remittance of your payment into
your designated bank account in country.
Your name: ___________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
Tel: ____________________________ Fax: ________________________
Age: ______________ Occupation: _______________________________
Your nationality:______________________________________________
Receiving Bank: _________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
Bank Routing Number: _______________ Swift Code: _________________
Account number: ________________________________________________
We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you to STOP any further
communication with any financial institution for they contributed 100%
hindrances to the release of your funds. Our final fund release order
will be forwarded to our operational paying bank, London-UK for
immediate transfer of your allocation into your designated bank account
upon receipt and official re-confirmation of your information in our
database.
Fund will be retrieved to treasury after ten (10) business days of this
notice.
Yours in service,
Advocate: James
Finance Advocate
International Monetary Fund
London United Kingdom
Phone:0044-8719151561
0044-7010048412
0044-7014228311
0044-7014236092
0044-7017046921
0044-7010076831
0044-7017049877
Fax no:00448448026231
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