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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "sgtravindrakumar@yahoo.in" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "sgtravindrakumar@yahoo.in" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <calims.franklynpete00@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:49:46 +0530
Subject: Business Contact

Dear Brother.

Strictly confidential, secrecy & transparency.

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship

with you; My name is Sgt Ravindra Kumar,

a British Indian based in England and a master Sgt. of The British soldier,

deployed to Iraq in the beginning of

the war in 2003.

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU

I contacted you to assist me to receive and invest on my behalf the sum of US$10,200,000.00

(Ten Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) which I got from Crude Oil deal

here in Iraq, the funds is in a safe consignment currently deposited with a Financial

security company in Texas, USA.

I guarantee that this will be executed under 100% legitimate arrangement

that will protect you from any breach

of the law. Though I would like to hold back certain information for

security reasons for now until you have

found time to visit the BBC website stated below and see the opportunity

that came across some of us in the

course of our duty in Iraq.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm)

Please do get back to me

through my personal email address ( sgtravindrakumar@yahoo.in ) urgently

with your decision to enable me make an alternative

arrangement if the need should arise,

however, I am offering you 30% of the fund while you keep 70% for me for

viable investment.i am presently in a mill air field

PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES TOP CONFIDENTIALITY.

Email: sgtravindrakumar@yahoo.in

Regards,

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